Puntigrus partipentazona

Part belt Barbe, drawing from the first description of Henry Weed Fowler.

The sub belt bar ( Puntigrus partipentazona ( Synonyms: Barbus partipentazona, Puntius partipentazona, Systomus partipentazona ) ) is a freshwater fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae ). It occurs in the basins of the Mekong River, the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong and the in the coastal rivers of southeastern Thailand and Cambodia, and to the Malay Peninsula.

Features

The sub belt bar is four ( males ) to five (females ) inches long. Your body is the species typical of Puntigrus species. In its coloring it is very similar to the known from the hunting and tiger barb. Your color is yellow-olive. Three black cross bands pattern the body sides, a fourth pass through the eye. A fifth, below the dorsal fin, is, in contrast to the tiger barb, formed only partially, and reason for the German and the scientific name of the species (Lat / Gr: " pars " = part; " penta " = five, "zone ". . = binding ). The kind of missing the anterior maxillary barbels. The lateral line is incomplete and covers only about 7 to 10 scale rows. The last unbranched dorsal fin ray is cut at its trailing edge.

• Dandruff formula: SL 7-10.

Way of life

The sub belt bar is found in the middle regions and close to the ground water in small streams, ponds and lakes between dense water vegetation. It feeds on zooplankton, insects and their larvae and plant material. Spawning females lay up to 500 eggs in individual episodes of about three to five eggs. The larvae hatch after 24 to 30 hours and swim freely after about 6 days.