Hong Kong country information

Common names: Barbel, Chinese half-striped barb, Green barb
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in streams, paddy fields, ditches, and reservoirs (Ref. 5258). Reported from streams and rivers in Lantau Island and New Territories (Ref. 129476). Recorded from 84 out of 220 sites that were studied (Ref. 125581). Also Ref. 125582.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lee, V.L.F., M.L.C. Young, T.K.T. Chan, S.K.S. Lam, F.K.Y. Ng and J.W.Y. Chan, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Green barb, Half-stripes barb, Zlatá parmička, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Barbodes: Latin, barbus = barbel + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 6898). Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672); 24°N - 20°N, 102°E - 108°E

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Barbodes semifasciolatus (Günther, 1868)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology