Pethia shalynius

Pethia shalynius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pethia
Species: P. shalynius
Binomial name
Pethia shalynius
(Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Puntius shalynius Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975

Pethia shalynius, the Shalyni barb, is a species of cyprinid fish found in hill streams of Meghalaya, India, A report from Assam may be mistaken.[1] This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Dahanukar, N. 2010. Puntius shalynius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pethia shalynius" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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