Cyprinidae

Partipentazona Barb

Puntigrus partipentazona

Six Centimeters Carp of the Mekong Basin

• Tropical
• Coastal
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Puntigrus partipentazona, the Dwarf Tiger Barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Southeast Asia where it is found in the Mekong, Mae Klong, and Chao Phraya basins of Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and coastal streams of southeast Thailand and Cambodia where it occurs in streams and impoundments with dense weed growth. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is frequently misidentified as the similar Puntigrus tetrazona.