Cherry Barb vs речной угорь

Puntius titteya в сравнении с Anguilla anguilla

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	речной угорь
Научное название	Puntius titteya	Anguilla anguilla
Отряд	Cypriniformes	Elopomorpha
Семейство	Cyprinidae	Megalopidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Critically Endangered

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	речной угорь
Максимальная длина	5,0 cm	133,0 cm
Максимальный вес	0,002 kg	6,6 kg
Окраска	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-olive to olive-brown back and sides in the freshwater 'yellow eel' phase; maturing 'silver eel' phase develops a dark gray-black back with a silvery-white belly and enlarged eyes.

Habitat & Environment

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	речной угорь
Тип воды	Freshwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Диапазон глубин	—	0-700m
Ареал обитания	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 …	Spawns in the Sargasso Sea and larvae drift to European and North African coasts on the Gulf Stream. Adults inhabit rivers, lakes, and coastal waters …
Среда обитания	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.	Estuaries

Aquarium Suitability

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	речной угорь
Минимальный объём аквариума	60 L	—
Температура	23-27	—
Диапазон pH	6.0-8.0	—
Уровень сложности содержания	Easy	—
Темперамент	Peaceful	—

Информация о рыболовстве

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	речной угорь
Спортивная рыба	Нет	Да
Боевой рейтинг	—	—
Мировой рекорд	—	—
Содержание ртути	—	—

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.

речной угорь

Rich, fatty flesh with a distinctive earthy flavor; classically smoked, jellied (in Britain), or grilled kabayaki-style. Critically Endangered — consumption strongly discouraged; population down 90%.

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.

речной угорь

The European eel undertakes one of nature's most remarkable migrations, traveling 5,000 km from European rivers to the Sargasso Sea to spawn and die. Despite centuries of study, its breeding grounds were only recently confirmed.