Family:Cyprinidae(Minnowsorcarps)
Order:Cypriniformes(carps)
Class:Actinopterygii(ray-finnedfishes)
FishBasename:Blacklinedbarb
Max.size:16.0cmTL(male/unsexed;(Ref.6705))
Environment
benthopelagic;freshwater;pHrange:6.5–7.5;dHrange:15Climate:tropical;22–26°C(Ref.13614);8°N-6°N
Importance:fisheries:minorcommercial;aquarium:commercial
Resilience
High,minimumpopulationdoublingtimelessthan15months(PreliminaryKorFecundity.)Vulnerability:Lowtomoderatevulnerability(26.33).(Ref.59153)
Distribution
Asia:catchmentsoftheKelaniandNilwalaRivers,SriLanka.ReportedfromMadras,India,butthisrecordhasbeencontestedbysomeauthors(suchasinRef.3443).Biology
Tendstoformsmallshoals.Moreabundantinthelarger,clearwater,undisturbed,deep(>1m),heavilyshadedstreams.Staysinthemiddleofthewatercolumn(Ref.6468).Feedsonfilamentousalgae,terrestrialinsectsanddetritus(Ref.6703).Noobservationsonbreedingincaptivity.Maturityat6.4cm(Ref.6468).Doeswellat29°Cwatertemperature.Exploitedbythetropicalfishexporttrade,largerspecimensareeaten.Dangerous:harmless