Puntio barb

Puntio barb
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. puntio
Binomial name
Puntius puntio
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus puntio Hamilton, 1822
  • Barbus puntio (Hamilton, 1822)

The puntio barb (Puntius puntio) is a species inquirenda of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Its species description does not agree with any known species and there is no type specimen.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius puntio". FishBase.
  2. ^ "[Ichthyology • 2008] 5 new Puntius (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Myanmar • including Lipstick Barb Puntius erythromycter". Species New to Science. pskhun. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2025.