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Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844)

Description

Common Names

  • Dánio indické , Czech , Czechia
  • Dánio keralské , Czech , Czechia
  • Attentive carplet , English , India
  • Attentive carplet , English , Global
  • Silver carplet , English , Sri Lanka
  • Veli Lake carplet , English , India
  • Kerala kardsilm , Estonian , Estonia
  • Keralankarppinen , Finnish , Finland
  • Enapu-pakke , Kannada , India
  • Vayambu , Malayalam , India
  • Vayambu , Malayalam , India
  • വയന്വ് , Malayalam , India
  • 赤嵌鈍齒魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 赤嵌钝齿鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 鈍齒魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 钝齿鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Soreya , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka
  • Oolares , Tamil , India
  • Pachaitalai kendai , Tamil , India
  • Pachathalai kendai , Tamil , India
  • ஊலர்ஸ் , Tamil , India
  • பச்‍சை தலைக் கென்‍டை , Tamil , India
  • பச்சைதலைக் கென்டை , Tamil , India

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cypriniformes

    Family: Danionidae

    Genus: Amblypharyngodon

    Species: Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: India and Sri Lanka.

    • Biology

    Inhabits ponds, slow-flowing streams and canals (Ref. 41236). Prefers still water with a mud substrate in the dry zone. In aquarium, it feeds on phytoplankton (Ref. 6028).

    Habitat

    demersal