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Pethia punctata
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Pethia
Species: P. punctata
Binomial name
Pethia punctata
(F. Day, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Pethia muvattupuzhaensis Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran, 2005
  • Puntius punctatus Day, 1865
  • Puntius ticto punctatus Day, 1865
  • Barbus punctatus Day, 1865

Pethia punctata, the dotted sawfin barb, is a species of cyprinid fish found in streams and ponds of the Western Ghats of India. There have also been unconfirmed reports that it is also present in Sri Lanka. This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.

References

  1. Shaji, C.P. 2011. Pethia punctata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. Katwate, U., Baby, F., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2014): The identity of Pethia punctata, a senior synonym of P. muvattupuzhaensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 3884 (3): 201–221.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia punctata". FishBase. February 2015 version.
Taxon identifiers
Pethia punctata
Puntius punctatus


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