Puntigrus tetrazona

Quick Facts

Scientific Name : Puntigrus tetrazona

Common Name : Sumatra barb/tiger barb

Description

About 5cm long and silvery orange with four vertical black stripes on each side. Lives in freshwater benthopelagic areas and distributed in Asia, Sumatra and Borneo. (Welcomme, 1988).

Varieties

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Details of the varieties

When they are kept in aquarium it is not suitable to be kept with long-finned fishes (Kottelat, 2013).

Major Coloration

  • Color varies
  • But typically silver or gold with four black bands