The melon barb (Haludaria fasciata) is a common species of cyprinid fish that is endemic to rivers in Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the Western Ghats of South India.[1] They live in a tropical climate in water that typically has a pH of 6.0—6.5, a water hardness of around 5 dGH, and a temperature range of 22–26 °C (72–79 °F). It grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Haludaria |
| Species: | H. fasciata
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| Haludaria fasciata (Jerdon, 1849)
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The melon barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs.[3] Males in breeding condition flush red and develop fine nuptial tubercles on their snouts, used for bumping and rubbing the females to induce egg release.[4]
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- ^ a b Abraham, R. (2015). "Haludaria fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172367A70085467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172367A70085467.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Haludaria fasciata (Jerdon, 1849)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haludaria fasciata". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ Judine John Chacko; N Mini Sekharan (September 2022). "Sexual dimorphism in structures, size and shape of the cyprinid Nilgiri melon barb, Haludaria fasciata". Fisheries & Aquatic Life. 30 (3): 138-148. doi:10.2478/aopf-2022-0013.
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