Puntius bimaculatus

The two- spot barb ( Puntius bimaculatus ( Latin: bi = two; maculatus = spotted ) ) is a freshwater fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae ). Its distribution area is located in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Features

The two- spot bar is 7 inches long. Your body much slimmer than most other Puntius species. The base color is silvery, especially the back side is bronze, copper-colored or greenish tint. On the back and side shows a fine network drawing on the tail fin base a black spot, another under the rear portion of the dorsal fin ( under the fin rays 3-7). The fins are colorless to pale orange. The fish have a pair Bartel. The male is slimmer. With them two longitudinal bands, above a greenish to bluish and down a red wine, to spot at the tip of the snout to the caudal fin base. Extend

• Fins formula: Dorsal: 3/ 7; Anal: 2 / 5th
• Dandruff formula: MLR 23

From other Indian Puntius species is the two- spot cash through the seven split dorsal fin rays ( usually eight), of the very similar, but increasing Puntius dorsalis in addition by the round spot below the dorsal fin (elongated and under the fin rays 4-8 in P. dorsalis ) and the spot on the tail fin base ( on the tail fins stem P. dorsalis) to distinguish.

Way of life

The two- spot barbel in streams, rivers and marshes, both in civil engineering as well as in the mountains. They feed primarily on green algae and detritus. Spawning females lay about 200 to 1000 eggs. The larvae hatch after about 24 hours and swim freely after four days.