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Puntius chola in Bhutan
Swamp barb

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Puntius chola   (Hamilton, 1822)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Pucho_u0.jpg) by Jayasinghe, A.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Swamp barb
Max. size:	15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6028)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous; pH range: 6 - 6.5; dH range: 8 - 15
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 25°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.00-1.10)
Distribution:	Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Ref. 41236). Reported from Bhutan (Ref. 40882).
Diagnosis:	Body deep and compressed; single maxillary pair of barbels present; last simple dorsal ray moderately strong and smooth; lateral line complete with 24-28 scales; scales from dorsal fin origin to lateral line 6 and those from lateral line to pelvic fin origin 4; predorsal scales 11, circumpeduncular scales 14, pre-pelvic scales 11, pre-anal scales 19 (Ref. 57399).
Biology:	Inhabits streams, rivers, canals, beels, haors, ponds and inundated fields. Occurs mainly in shallow water (Ref. 6028). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)
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Bhutan country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Sankosh and Sarbhang Khola rivers.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Petr, T., 1999
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino

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