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Puntius sarana in Bhutan
Olive barb

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Puntius sarana   (Hamilton, 1822)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Pusar_f0.jpg) by Raghavan, P.R.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Olive barb
Max. size:	42.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1479); max. published weight: 1,400 g (Ref. 1479)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan (Ref. 4832) and Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 57739) and Thailand (Ref. 9648).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Body oblong, head, small, barbels 2 pairs. Maxillary pair longer than orbit, rostral pair shorter.
Biology:	Occurs in rivers, streams, lakes and backwaters. Tolerant of salinity. Forms schools in groups of four or five to several dozens (Ref. 6028). Feeds on aquatic insects, fish, algae and shrimps. Spawns in running waters among submerged boulders and vegetation (Ref. 4832). Small fish have limited demand in the aquarium trade
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Pethiyagoda, R.. 1991. (Ref. 6028)
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Bhutan country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Shaji, C.P., P.S. Easa and A. Gopalakrishnan, 2000
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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