Desmopuntius hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The six-banded tiger barb (Desmopuntius hexazona) is a Southeast Asian species of cyprinid fish native to blackwater streams, peat swamps and other freshwater habitats with little movement in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Although there are reports from the Mekong basin, this is generally consider to be outside the range of the genus Desmopuntius. D. hexazona has often been confused—especially in the aquarium trade—with the less widespread, closely related D. pentazona, which is similar except that it has a black spot at the rear base of its dorsal fin (something that D. hexazona lacks). Although overall relatively widespread, D. hexazona is considered threatened in Singapore. This species reaches a total length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Six-banded tiger barb; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:30:27.278369+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Desmopuntius hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)
- Name authority
- (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Desmopuntius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusDesmopuntius Kottelat, 2013
- speciesDesmopuntius hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desmopuntius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmopuntius pentazona (Boulenger, 1894) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus (Koumans, 1940) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmopuntius foerschi (Kottelat, 1982) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmopuntius gemellus (Kottelat, 1996) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmopuntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Barbus hexazona Weber & de Beaufort, 1912 Weber & de Beaufort, 1912 | synonym |
| Puntius hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) | synonym |
| Systomus hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1017600 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3543Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.