Pethia punctata
| Pethia punctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pethia punctata (F. Day, 1865) | |
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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
- ↑ Dahanukar, N. (2023). "Pethia punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T247310982A175506811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T247310982A175506811.en. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3884.3.1. PMID 25543780.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia punctata". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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