Pethia punctata
| Pethia punctata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pethia punctata (F. Day, 1865) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pethia muvattupuzhaensis Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran, 2005 [1] | |
Pethia punctata 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.[2] This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pethia punctata" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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