Barbus kakus is a Junior Synonym of Systomus sarana.

Systomus sarana (Hamilton, 1822)

Olive barb - Sarpunti - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Group [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position:

Data not available

Common Names:

English	:	Olive barb[5]
Bangla	:	Sarpunti[5] Sarnapunti[5] Saralpunti[5] Kurti[5]

Synonyms:

Puntius sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus sarana Hamilton, 1822
Barbodes sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
Barbodes sarana sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
Barbus sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
Barbus diliciosus McClelland, 1839
Barbus deliciosus McClelland, 1839
Barbus gibbosus Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Barbus polydori Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Barbus roseipinnis Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Puntius roseipinnis (Valenciennes, 1842 Aug)
Barbus kakus Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Barbus gardonides (Valenciennes, 1842 Aug)
Barbus duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Barbus duvancelli Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Barbus russellii Günther, 1868 Mar
Barbus russelli Günther, 1868 Mar
Barbus binduchitra Hora, 1937 Dec
Puntius saberi Datta and Karmakar, 1981 May
Systomus immaculatus (Non McClelland, 1839)
Barbus chrysopoma (Non Valenciennes, 1842 Aug)
Barbus subnasutus (Non Valenciennes, 1842 Aug)
Cyclocheilichthys pinnauratus (Non Day, 1865)
Puntius sarana spilurus (Non Günther, 1868 Mar)

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.8-5.2 : 3.6-4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.5-3.8 : 2.7-3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.3-1.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.3-1.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D iii-iv 8; A iii 5; P i 14-16; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B iii; D 3/8; A 3/5; P 15; V 19; L.ls 33; L.tr 5.5/6 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}D. 3/8; P₁. 15; P₂. 9; A. 3/5 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

32-34 scales on lateral line. 10.5 scales on transverse series. 10-11 scales before dorsal fin base. 4 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [558]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [258]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[6] Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[6] India[37] Myanmar[742] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Thailand[1146]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Sandha river, Pirojpur[810] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Haor, Baor, Beel ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[274]

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[347]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
100-150 BDT/kg (Size: 8-10 cm, Weight: 15-20 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]