Pethia punctata

Pethia punctata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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 ; Puntius punctatus Day, 1865; Puntius ticto punctatus Day, 1865; Barbus punctatus Day, 1865

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.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia punctata". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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[1] 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.

[FB-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia punctata". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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