Cherry Barb vs Крылатка-зебра

Puntius titteya в сравнении с Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	Крылатка-зебра
Научное название	Puntius titteya	Pterois volitans
Отряд	Cypriniformes	Scorpaeniformes
Семейство	Cyprinidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	Крылатка-зебра
Максимальная длина	5,0 cm	38,0 cm
Максимальный вес	0,002 kg	1,1 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.	White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.

Habitat & Environment

Характеристика	Cherry Barb	Крылатка-зебра
Тип воды	Freshwater	Saltwater
Диапазон глубин	—	2-55m
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 …	Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean …
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.	Neritic, coral reefs

Aquarium Suitability

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

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.

Крылатка-зебра

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

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.

Крылатка-зебра

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.