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Sawbwa Barb

Sawbwa resplendens

Also known as: Asian Rummy Nose, Burmese Rummy Nose, Naked Micro Rasbora, Rummynose Rasbora

ENEndangeredIUCN Red List, 2011
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@Mia · NA, Unknown Region · June 20181 / 1
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Overview

Found in large schools, amongst dense vegetation, in clear, peaty, and very murky waters, of the isolated Inle mountain lake and surrounding swamps.
The feed on invertebrates and zooplankton
Asia - Inle Lake, Myanmar

Very common in the aquarium trade.
Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Fins & Tail
red fin tips
Head & Mouth
red nose
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in large schools, amongst dense vegetation, in clear, peaty, and very murky waters, of the isolated Inle mountain lake and surrounding swamps.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCypriniformes
    5. familyCyprinidae
    6. genusSawbwa
    7. speciesSawbwa resplendens Annandale, 1918

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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