Cherry Barb vs ماهي ماهي

Puntius titteya مقارنةً بـ Coryphaena hippurus

Taxonomy & Classification

السمة	Cherry Barb	ماهي ماهي
الاسم العلمي	Puntius titteya	Coryphaena hippurus
الرتبة	Cypriniformes	Carangiformes
الفصيلة	Cyprinidae	Coryphaenidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

السمة	Cherry Barb	ماهي ماهي
الطول الأقصى	5,0 cm	210,0 cm
الوزن الأقصى	0,002 kg	40,0 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.	Dazzling iridescent blue-green and gold flanks; males have a blunt squared-off head; flanks flicker golden-yellow to electric blue when alive, fading to dull gray-green at death.

Habitat & Environment

السمة	Cherry Barb	ماهي ماهي
نوع الماء	Freshwater	Saltwater
نطاق العمق	—	0-85m
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 …	Worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Highly pelagic; gathers around floating sargassum mats, current lines, and thermocline …
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, pelagic, coral reefs

Aquarium Suitability

السمة	Cherry Barb	ماهي ماهي
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	ماهي ماهي
أسماك الصيد الرياضي	لا	نعم
تصنيف المقاومة	—	7/10
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.

ماهي ماهي

Firm, slightly sweet flesh with large, moist flakes and low fat. Excellent grilled, blackened Cajun-style, or in tacos; one of the most popular sport fish for the table.

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.

ماهي ماهي

The mahi-mahi, also known as dorado or dolphinfish, is among the most colorful pelagic fish in the ocean. Its iridescent blue, green, and gold body fades rapidly after death. It is a fast-growing species, rarely living beyond five years.