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| image = Barbus photunio Day 145.jpg<br />
| status = LC<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref>Dahanukar, N. 2010. ''[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166653/0 Pethia phutunio]''. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <[http://www.iucnredlist.org www.iucnredlist.org]>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.</ref><br />
| taxon = Pethia phutunio<br />
| display_parents = 3<br />
| authority = ([[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|F. Hamilton]], 1822)<br />
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* ''Cyprinus phutunio'' <small>F. Hamilton, 1822</small><br />
* ''Barbus phutunio'' <small>(F. Hamilton, 1822)</small><br />
* ''Puntius phutunio'' <small>(F. Hamilton, 1822)</small><br />
* ''Systomus phutunio'' <small>(F. Hamilton, 1822)</small><br />
* ''Systomus leptosomus'' <small>McClelland, 1839</small><br />
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The '''spottedsail barb''', '''dwarf barb''', '''phutuni barb''', or '''pygmy barb''' (''Pethia phutunio'') is a [[tropical]] [[freshwater]] [[fish]] belonging to the subfamily Cyprininae of the family [[Cyprinidae]]. It originates in inland waters in [[Asia]], and is found in [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], and [[Myanmar]].<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Pethia|species= phutunio| month = April | year = 2013}}</ref><br />
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<!--2. Physical description, including size, weight, and age data from Fishbase-->The fish will grow in length up to 3.1 inches (8 centimeters). It is a silvery fish, with three blotches on the body. An additional dark spot on the gill plate is not black, but translucent, exposing the pink of the gills. Fins are pale orange, slightly darker in the male. Sexes are difficult to recognize, except that the female has a fuller body.<br />
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<!--3. Habitat, diet, and related information-->It natively inhabits clear or muddy [[stream]]s, and [[river]]s, as well as standing waters, with a silty bottom. They live in a [[tropical]] climate in water with a temperature range of 72–75&nbsp;°F (22–24&nbsp;°C). It feeds on [[worm]]s, [[benthic]] [[crustacean]]s, [[insect]]s, and [[plant]] matter.<br />
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<!--4. Importance to humans (aquarium fish, game fish, commercial fishing, research uses, etc.)-->The spottedsail barb is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.<br />
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<!--6. Other noteworthy information (life-cycle, breeding, etc.)-->The swamp barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs. It spawns near dawn between plants near the surface of the water. Eggs hatch in two days at {{convert|75|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. The name ''phutunio'' comes from a native name, pungti phutuni.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of freshwater aquarium fish species]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
* {{cite book | author = William T. Innes | author-link = William T. Innes | title = Exotic Aquarium Fishes | url = https://archive.org/details/exoticaquari00inne | url-access = registration | edition = 19th | location= Maywood, New Jersey| publisher=Metaframe Corporation, Division of Mattel, Inc. | year = 1966 | page = [https://archive.org/details/exoticaquari00inne/page/250 250] }}<br />
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