(Puntius ticto ticto) -Ticto barb- Thith pethiya, Tic-tac-toe-barb

Description: Olive dorsally, silver laterally. There are two dark blotches on the side - a vertically elongate one behind the operculum and a circular one above the anal fin. The sides of breeding males are pink, and there is a pink band in the dorsal fin, which may also have some dark blotches.

Size: Upto 5cm

Habitat:shallow water bodies with mud , tank and reservoirs

Breeding: Typical of barbs

Status: Indigenous

(Puntius ticto ticto) ,Ticto barb-,Thith pethiya,තිත් පෙතියා ,Tic-tac-toe-barb

(Puntius ticto ticto) ,Ticto barb, Thith pethiya/තිත් පෙතියා , Tic-tac-toe-barb

(Puntius ticto ticto) ,Ticto barb, Thith pethiya/තිත් පෙතියා , Tic-tac-toe-barb

Chathuranga Mullegama

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