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Barb

Puntius mahecola

Habitat:

Backwaters

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9 Comments

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Yes, There is so much confusion in naming some species... I think it is Puntius mahecola. Experts please clarify...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

OK Jolly,Send me the air ticket from S.F to Kerala.
I will be too happy to try that out :)

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

There's a way to know which one - go back and catch the fish to have a positive ID.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

wow! both are so similar!! Confused!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

thnx so much Sunny!! :))
updated!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Also try Dawkinsia filamentosa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawkinsia_f...

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

This one seems to be a barb species... Puntius mahecola?
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/61902

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thanks so much, Jellis.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Not sure but it looks like a
Red-Tailed Hemiodus. Hemiodus gracilis

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Thrissur, Kerala, India

Spotted on Jan 18, 2013
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013

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