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Name

Scientific name

Pethia setnai

Described by

Authority Chhapgar & Sane, Year 1992, Bracketed

Family

Cyprinidae

Common names

Narayan Barb

Photograph credits

All 12 credited

Summary

The Narayan barb, Pethia setnai, is a small cyprinid common in rivers draining the Western Ghats of India, described from Sanguem in Goa. I…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

65mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–26°C, pH 6–7.5

Hardness

5–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

India, Hemavathi, Kaveri, Kumaradhara, Tunga

Writing

Etymology

Pethia: the generic vernacular name for small cyprinids in the Sinhala language. setnai: named for Indian ichthyologist S. B. Setna.

Distribution

Type locality is 'Sanguem, Goa, western coast of India', but current knowledge suggests that this species is common throughout most rivers draining the Western…

Habitat

Most commonly found in flowing sections of hill streams and smaller rivers, where it tends to congregate in backwater pools or slower-moving, deeper areas. Flo…

Most commonly found in flowing sections of hill streams and smaller rivers, where it tends to congregate in backwater pools or slower-moving, deeper areas.

Flow rate, water volume, and turbidity are likely to vary depending on time of year and increase significantly during the annual monsoons.

Other species found in the same general area include Pethia conchonius, Puntius denisonii, Haludaria fasciata, Dawkinsia arulius, D. filamentosa, D. rubrotinctus, Opsarius bakeri, O. bendelisis, O. canarensis, Devario malabaricus, Esomus danricus, Garra mcclellandi, G. hughi, Bhavania australis, Travancoria jonesi, Mesonoemacheilus guentheri, M. triangularis, Schistura denisoni, Lepidocephalichthys thermalis, Batasio travancoria, Mystus armatus, M. canarensis, Glyptothorax annandalei, Aplocheilus lineatus, Parambassis thomassi, Etroplus canarensis, Pseudetroplus maculatus, Sicyopterus griseus, Pseudosphromenus dayi, Channa striata, and Carinotetraodon travancoricus.

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Aquarium size

Base dimensions of at least 90 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are required.

Maintenance

Fairly easy to maintain provided a dedicated maintenance routine is adhered to, with choice of décor is more-or-less down to personal taste. A natural-style ar…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Likely to be a foraging omnivore feeding on worms, insects and other small invertebrates, as well as plant material and organic detritus. In the aquarium it's …

Behaviour and compatibility

This species is generally peaceful and an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. As it places no special demands in terms of water chemistry…

Sexual dimorphism

Adult males are slightly smaller, slimmer, and possess a more intense colour pattern than females.

Reproduction

Like most small cyprinids this is an egg-scattering free spawner exhibiting no parental care. When in good condition it will spawn often and in a mature aquari…

Notes

This species is widely referred to and traded as 'Puntius' narayani (Hora, 1937) in the aquarium hobby. The precise identity of the latter is in doubt, however…

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Water conditions

Diet

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