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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Striuntius: Name from the juxtaposition of part of the words 'striatus' for striped and part of the genus name Puntius, referring to the striped colour pattern.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)
Asia: Malaysia and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37849)
Mouth subinferior; lower lip fleshy, forming a continuous postlabial groove in specimens larger than 20 mm SL. None to one pair of barbels, much shorter than eye.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Collected from swamps and open areas with standing waters and submerged grasses (Ref. 37849). Quite common in clear, black waters (Ref. 56749).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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