''Barbodes everetti'', the Clown barb or Everett's barb is a
species of
cyprinid fish native to
Borneo and
Sumatra
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. It inhabits clear streams in forested foothills and can also be found in forest floor puddles as shallow as or less. Its diet consists of small
crustaceans,
worms,
insects and plant material. This species can reach a length of
TL. It can also be found in the
aquarium
An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...
trade.
See also
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List of freshwater aquarium fish species
A vast number of aquatic species have successfully adapted to live in the freshwater aquarium. This list gives some examples of the most common species found in home aquariums.
Catfish
Characins and other characiformes
...
References
Barbodes
Barbs (fish)
Fish described in 1894
Freshwater fish of Borneo
Freshwater fish of Sumatra
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