Barbus conchonius is a Senior Synonym of Pethia conchonius.

Pethia conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)

Rosy barb - Kanchan punti - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position:

Data not available

Common Names:

English	:	Rosy barb[6] Red barb[6]
Bangla	:	Kanchan punti[5] Taka punti[5]

Synonyms:

Puntius conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus conchonius Hamilton, 1822
Barbus conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)
Barbus conchonlus (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus pyropterus McClelland, 1839
Barbus pyrhopterus (McClelland, 1839)
Systomus pyrrhopterus McClelland, 1839
Puntius conchonius khagariansis Munshi and Srivastava, 1988

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.6-4.8 : 3.3-3.9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.3-1.6 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3-3.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3-3.2 : 2.3-2.5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D iii 7-8; A ii-iii 5; P i 18; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}D. 11 (3/8); P₁. 13-15; P₂. 9 (1/8); A. 7-8 (2-3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [618]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [306]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[6] Bangladesh[70] India[37] Myanmar[857] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Singapore[1115] Mexico[928] Puerto Rico[1116] Colombia[877]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Haor, Baor, Beel, River ^[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: 8-10 cm, Weight: 15-20 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]