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Melon barb

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Melon barb
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Haludaria
Species:
H. fasciata
Binomial name
Haludaria fasciata
(Jerdon, 1849)
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbus fasciatus (Jerdon, 1849)
  • Cirrhinus fasciatus Jerdon, 1849
  • Dravidia fasciata (Jerdon, 1849)
  • Puntius fasciatus (Jerdon, 1849)
  • Puntius fasciatus fasciatus (Jerdon, 1849)
  • Puntius fasciatus pradhani Tilak, 1973
  • Puntius melanampyx pradhani Tilak, 1973

The melon barb (Haludaria fasciata) is a common species of cyprinid fish that is endemic to rivers in Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the Western Ghats of South India.[1] They live in a tropical climate in water that typically has a pH of 6.0—6.5, a water hardness of around 5 dGH, and a temperature range of 22–26 °C (72–79 °F). It grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3]

Typical spawning site

The melon barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs.[3] Males in breeding condition flush red and develop fine nuptial tubercles on their snouts, used for bumping and rubbing the females to induce egg release.[4]


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References

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  1. ^ a b Abraham, R. (2015). "Haludaria fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172367A70085467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172367A70085467.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Haludaria fasciata (Jerdon, 1849)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haludaria fasciata". FishBase. October 2013 version.
  4. ^ Judine John Chacko; N Mini Sekharan (September 2022). "Sexual dimorphism in structures, size and shape of the cyprinid Nilgiri melon barb, Haludaria fasciata". Fisheries & Aquatic Life. 30 (3): 138-148. doi:10.2478/aopf-2022-0013.