Puntigrus

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Puntigrus
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Puntigrus

Kottelat, 2013
Type species
Barbus partipentazona
Fowler, 1934

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Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.[1]

Etymology

The name Puntigrus is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus Puntius and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin "tigris" meaning "tiger").[1]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27, pp. 147 & 483
  2. Tan, H.H. (2012): Systomus navjotsodhii, a new cyprinid fish from Central Kalimantan, Borneo. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement No. 25: 285–289.

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