Cherry Barb vs هامور أطلسي عملاق

Puntius titteya مقارنةً بـ Epinephelus itajara

Taxonomy & Classification

السمة	Cherry Barb	هامور أطلسي عملاق
الاسم العلمي	Puntius titteya	Epinephelus itajara
الرتبة	Cypriniformes	Perciformes
الفصيلة	Cyprinidae	Serranidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

السمة	Cherry Barb	هامور أطلسي عملاق
الطول الأقصى	5,0 cm	250,0 cm
الوزن الأقصى	0,002 kg	363,0 kg
اللون	Males are vivid cherry-red over the entire body with a dark mid-lateral stripe from snout to tail; females are pale golden-olive with the same dark stripe; fins reddish to clear.	Yellow-brown to olive-green body densely covered with small dark brown spots and irregular blotches; 3–4 faint pale vertical bands on the flanks; juveniles show bolder contrasting yellow and black stripes.

Habitat & Environment

السمة	Cherry Barb	هامور أطلسي عملاق
نوع الماء	Freshwater	Saltwater
نطاق العمق	—	0-100m
النطاق الجغرافي	Endemic to the Kelani River basin in southwestern Sri Lanka. Restricted to shaded, slow-flowing forest streams and small tributaries with dense riparian vegetation; population has …	Tropical western Atlantic from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico through the Caribbean Sea to Brazil, and eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to …
الموطن	Clear, fast-flowing streams of Sri Lanka and southwestern India. Shallow, oxygen-rich, cool mountain streams (22-26°C) over gravel substrates. Dense riparian vegetation provides cover.	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

Aquarium Suitability

السمة	Cherry Barb	هامور أطلسي عملاق
الحد الأدنى لحجم الحوض	60 L	—
درجة الحرارة	23-27	—
نطاق الرقم الهيدروجيني	6.0-8.0	—
مستوى الرعاية	Easy	—
المزاج	Peaceful	—

معلومات الصيد

السمة	Cherry Barb	هامور أطلسي عملاق
أسماك الصيد الرياضي	لا	نعم
تصنيف المقاومة	—	9/10
الرقم القياسي العالمي	—	—
مستوى الزئبق	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Cherry Barb

Not consumed — ornamental aquarium fish listed as Vulnerable in the wild; kept for its cherry-red coloration and peaceful schooling nature.

هامور أطلسي عملاق

Firm, flaky white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; harvest is heavily restricted or banned throughout most of its range due to Vulnerable status. Catch-and-release strongly encouraged.

Species Overview

Cherry Barb

The cherry barb is a small, colorful fish native to Sri Lanka's shaded forest streams. Males develop an intense cherry-red coloration during breeding. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and over-collection for the aquarium trade.

هامور أطلسي عملاق

The goliath grouper is the largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean. This massive reef dweller can swallow prey whole and produces a distinctive booming sound by contracting its swim bladder to ward off intruders.