Young fish have barely any color and black spots. They start having more color at three months old.
Scientific Name
:
Puntius filamentosus
Phylum
:
Chordata
Class
:
Actinopterygii
Order
:
Cypriniformes
Family
:
Cyprinidae
Genus
:
Puntius
Species
:
P. filamentosus
Vernacular Name
:
Paral
Life Span
:
Weight
:
Fully grown at around 6"/15.2cm
Reproduction
:
Males fertilize eggs by swimming into the cloud of eggs.
Fascinating Facts
:
The fish is a swift swimmer. Males are larger than females.
Habits
:
Commonly found in coastal floodplains, both fresh and brackish waters of rivers, estuaries, coastal marshes and reservoirs near the Southwest Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Food Habits
:
A generalised omnivore in nature feeding on a variety of worms, insects, crustaceans, plant matter and other organic debris.
