Crimson carplet

The cherry barb, Puntius titteya is a tropical fish belonging to the spotted barb genus of the Cyprinidae family.

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The Crimson carplet lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 8.0, dH range: 5 - 19 environment.

Also known as the crimson carplet, the cherry barb is a smaller fish - between one and a half and two inches long (up to five centimeters) when fully grown. More

One, the Crimson Carplet (Puntius titteya) is mentioned in Red Data Book of Endangered Species. More

Common names

Bitterlingsbarbe in German (Deutsch)
Brzanka wysmukla a. titteya in Polish (polski)
cherry barb in English
Crimson carplet in English
Kirsikkabarbi in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Kopparbarb in Swedish (Svenska)
Lay titteya in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Parmička duhová in Czech (česky)
Parmička hořavková in Czech (česky)
Puntius titteya in Catalan (Català)
Puntius titteya in Italian (Italiano)
Puntius titteya in Spanish (español)
Stregbarbe in Danish (dansk)
Titeja in Czech (česky)
Titteya in Breton (brezhoneg)
Titteya in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Titteya-barbe in Danish (dansk)
Titteyabarbe in Norwegian (Norsk)
Vishnevyi puntius in Russian (русский язык)
пунтиус вишневый in Russian (русский язык)
樱桃无须魮 in Mandarin Chinese
櫻桃無鬚魮 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Puntius
Species : Puntius titteya
Authority : Deraniyagala, 1929