Breeding
An egg-scatter, adult barbs will usually spawn around a hundred eggs, although up to 400 eggs have been observed from an exceptional female. This breeding occurs at the first light in the early morning.
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—A.J. (Arnold Joseph)
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—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
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