Sinhala Name - ලේ තිත්තියා
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| Puntius Titteya. |
An endemic fish species distributed in the wet zone of Southern
and western provinces of Sri Lanka. The Cherry barbs are recorded from shaded , slow flowing, shallow streams with
the muddy and leaf litter substratum and prefers areas with submerged aquatic
vegetation. small numbers of the species are exported in the aquarium trade (Gunasekara, 2011). The Cherry barb is listed as an Endangered fish species in the National red
list 2012
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