Cherry Barb vs Tarpon

Puntius titteya เปรียบเทียบกับ Megalops atlanticus

Taxonomy & Classification

คุณลักษณะ	Cherry Barb	Tarpon
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Puntius titteya	Megalops atlanticus
อันดับ	Cypriniformes	Elopomorpha
วงศ์	Cyprinidae	Megalopidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

คุณลักษณะ	Cherry Barb	Tarpon
ความยาวสูงสุด	5.0 cm	250.0 cm
น้ำหนักสูงสุด	0.002 kg	161.0 kg
สี	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.	Brilliant chrome-silver flanks with large, plate-like reflective scales producing a mirror-like sheen; back is dark blue-green; fins clear to dusky with elongated dorsal ray.

Habitat & Environment

คุณลักษณะ	Cherry Barb	Tarpon
ประเภทน้ำ	Freshwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
ช่วงความลึก	—	0-40m
ขอบเขตทางภูมิศาสตร์	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 …	Western and eastern Atlantic from Virginia south through the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and along the South American coast to Brazil; also West Africa. …
แหล่งอาศัย	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.	Coral reefs, estuaries

Aquarium Suitability

คุณลักษณะ	Cherry Barb	Tarpon
ขนาดตู้ขั้นต่ำ	60 L	—
อุณหภูมิ	23-27	—
ช่วง pH	6.0-8.0	—
ระดับการดูแล	Easy	—
นิสัย	Peaceful	—

ข้อมูลการตกปลา

คุณลักษณะ	Cherry Barb	Tarpon
ปลาตกกีฬา	ไม่ใช่	ใช่
ระดับการต่อสู้	—	10/10
สถิติโลก	—	—
ระดับปรอท	—	—

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.

Tarpon

Bony flesh with a strong, somewhat coarse texture; rarely eaten in modern sport fishing. Primarily catch-and-release; not commonly consumed due to bones and Vulnerable status.

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.

Tarpon

The tarpon is often called the 'Silver King' for its large mirror-like scales and acrobatic leaps. This ancient species has existed for over 100 million years and can breathe air using a modified swim bladder.