Pethia phutunio is a valid scientific name.

Pethia phutunio (Hamilton, 1822)

Spotted Barb - Phutani punti - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position:

Data not available

Common Names:

English	:	Spotted Barb[5] Dwarf barb[6] Pigmy barb[6]
Bangla	:	Phutani punti[5]

Synonyms:

Puntius phutunio (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus phutunio Hamilton, 1822
Barbus phutunio (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus phutunio (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus leptosomus McClelland, 1839

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.4-4.7 : 3.4-3.6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3-3.2 : 2.3-2.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 2.8-3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .7 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D ii-iii 8; A iii 5; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B iii; D 10-11; A 8 (3/5); P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 20-23; L.tr 8-10 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}D. 10 (2/8); P₁. 13-14; P₂. 8; A. 7-8 (2-3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

21-23 scales on lateral line. 9 scales on transverse series. 8 scales before dorsal fin base. 3 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [620]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [308]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Myanmar[742] Pakistan[741] Nepal[597]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Beel, Baor, River, Pond ^[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]

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: 2-3 cm, Weight: 4-6 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]