Puntius chola

Swamp barb - Chala punti - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

View: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Puntius
Species	:	Puntius chola

Common Names:

English	:	Swamp barb[6] Chola barb[6]
Bangla	:	Chala punti [5] Chola punti[274] Chelapunti[274] Kirundi punti[274]

Synonyms:

Data not available

Maximum Length and Weight:

12.5 cm (TL) ^[347]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4-4.7 : 3.2-3.6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.3-3.9 : 2.6-3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.6-4.2 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.5-1.6 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 10-11(2-3/8); P₁. 15; P₂. 9; A. 7-8(2-3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 8; A ii 5; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 11(3/8); A 7(2/5); P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 26-28; L.tr 5.5/5 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

24-26 scales on lateral line. 9-11 scales on transverse series. 9 scales before dorsal fin base. 3.5 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [617]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [305]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] India[37] Myanmar[742] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Sri Lanka[90]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Beel, Baor, River, Canal ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

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[274]

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[347]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 8-12 cm, Weight: 100-150 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]