Leuciscus thermalis is a Misapplied Synonym of Puntius chola and also a Valid Name or Synonym of another species as well.

Puntius chola (Hamilton, 1822)

Swamp barb - Chala punti - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Puntius
Species	:	Puntius chola

Common Names:

English	:	Swamp barb[6] Chola barb[6]
Bangla	:	Chala punti [5] Chola punti[274] Chelapunti[274] Kirundi punti[274]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus chola Hamilton, 1822
Barbus chola (Hamilton, 1822)
Capoeta chola (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus titius Hamilton, 1822
Barbus titius (Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius titius (Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius titus (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus tetrarupagus McClelland, 1839
Barbus tetrarupagus (McClelland, 1839)
Puntius tetrarupagus (McClelland, 1839)
Systomus unimaculatus Blyth, 1860
Barbus unimaculatus (Blyth, 1860)
Leuciscus thermalis (Non Valenciennes, 1844 Jul)
Barbus sophoroides (Non Günther, 1868 Mar)

Maximum Length and Weight:

12.5 cm (TL) ^[347]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4-4.7 : 3.2-3.6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.3-3.9 : 2.6-3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.6-4.2 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.5-1.6 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 10-11(2-3/8); P₁. 15; P₂. 9; A. 7-8(2-3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 8; A ii 5; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 11(3/8); A 7(2/5); P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 26-28; L.tr 5.5/5 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

24-26 scales on lateral line. 9-11 scales on transverse series. 9 scales before dorsal fin base. 3.5 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [617]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [305]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] India[37] Myanmar[742] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Sri Lanka[90]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

Habitat and Environment:

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

Environment:

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

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

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[274]

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[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)

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Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 8-12 cm, Weight: 100-150 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]