Author: (Hamilton, 1822)
FBname: Pool barb
Comments: Adults inhabit rivers, streams and ponds in plains and submontane regions (Ref. 41236).  Collected from a large river with high turbid monsoon flow and with diverse substrate consisting of sand, mud, gravel, pebble, cobble, and boulders (Ref. 85713).  A very plentiful shoaling fish.  They remain small in domestic aquaria and become mature at 7 to 8 cm (Ref. 4832).