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Puntius
''Puntius'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan. Many species formerly placed in ''Puntius'' have been moved to other genera such as ''Barbodes'', ''Dawkinsia'', ''Desmopuntius'', ''Haludaria'', ''Oliotius'', ''Pethia'', ''Puntigrus'', ''Sahyadria'' and '' Systomus''.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. ''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 27: 1–663.''Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012)A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69–95.''Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013)''Sahyadria'', a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India.''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (15): 4932–4938.'' Etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puntius Sophore
The pool barb, spotfin swamp barb, or stigma barb (''Puntius sophore'') is a tropical freshwater and brackish fish belonging to the Puntius genus in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to inland waters in Asia and is found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yunnan, China. Description It reaches an adult size of 18 cm. (7 in) and a weight of 70 grams (2.5 oz). The first maturity of female occurs at 4.7 cm. At the population level, size at 50% maturity (LM50) is 8.6-9.0 cm. Habitat Its native habitat is rivers, streams, and ponds in plains and submontane regions. It is a plentiful shoaling fish. Breeding Pool barbs naturally breed within a temperature range 20–30 °C and >50 mm rainfall. The threshold gonadosomatic index (GSI) for breeding is 10.5 units in females. Females also need to attain a body fitness (Fulton's condition factor) of at least 1.6-1.7 units for successful spawning decision. Synonyms This fish was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbodes
''Barbodes'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines (Lake Lanao) are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic ''Barbodes'' species,Endangered Species Handbook: It's Too Late – Fish Extinctions.' Retrieved 29 September 2012 and only two (''Barbodes lindog'' and '' B. tumba'') were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in ''Puntius''. Etymology The name is derived from the Latin word ''barbus'', meaning "barbel", and the Greek word ''oides'', meaning "similar to". Species There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus, of which 15 are considered extinct and 2 considered possibly extinct: * †''Barbodes amarus'' Herre, 1924 (Pait) * ''Barbodes aurotaeniatus'' ( Tirant, 1885) * '' Barbodes banksi'' ( Herre, 1940) * †''Barbodes baoulan'' Herre, 1926 (Baol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliotius
The checker barb (''Oliotius oligolepis'')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: 1–663.'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to creeks, rivers, and lakes in Sumatra, Indonesia. It has also been established in the wild in Colombia. The adult males have red fins with black tips. It will grow up to a length of TL. This species is the only known member of its genus. Etymology The genus name ''Oliotius'' is derived as a combination of a portion of the specific epithet ''oligolepis'' and its former genus name Puntius. The common name "checker barb" (as well as such related names as "checkered barb", "chequer barb" and "checkerboard barb") derives from the black marks on its side similar in appearance to those found on a checkerboard. Taxonomic issue This species has sometimes been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pethia
''Pethia'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia, East Asia (only Pethia stoliczkana recorded) and Mainland Southeast Asia. Some species are commonly seen in the aquarium trade. The name ''Pethia'' is derived from the Sinhalese ''"pethia"'', a generic word used to describe any of several small species of cyprinid fishes.Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012)A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.'' Most members of this genus were included in ''Puntius'', until it was revised in 2012. Species There are currently 39 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pethia atra'' ( Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007) * ''Pethia aurea'' Knight, 2013Knight, J.D.M. (2013): ''Pethia aurea'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of barb from West Bengal, India, with redescription of ''P. gelius'' and ''P. canius''. ''Zootaxa, 3700 (1): 173 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puntigrus
''Puntigrus'' is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The name ''Puntigrus'' is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus ''Puntius'' and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin language, Latin ''"tigris"'' meaning "tiger"). Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: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 '' * ''Puntigrus anchisporus'' (Leon Louis Vaillant, Vaillant, 1902) * ''Puntigrus navjotsodhii'' (Tan Heok Hui, H. H. Tan, 2012) * ''Puntigrus partipentazona'' (Henry Weed Fowler, Fowler, 1934) * ''Puntigrus pulcher'' (Carl Hialmar Rendahl, Rendahl (:de:Hialmar Rendahl, de), 1922) * ''Tiger barb, Puntigrus tetrazona'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1855) Conservation status As of 2020, the IUCN lists all five fish in the genu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used by scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puntius Snyderi
''Barbodes snyderi'' (common name: Snyder's barb ) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... It grows to length. It is also used as an aquarium fish. References snyderi Freshwater fish of Taiwan Endemic fauna of Taiwan Cyprinid fish of Asia Taxa named by Masamitsu Ōshima Fish described in 1919 {{Cyprininae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawkinsia
''Dawkinsia'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off from genus ''Puntius'' in 2012. Etymology ''Dawkinsia'' is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in recognition of his "contribution to the public understanding of science, particularly, of evolutionary science". Dawkins describes this as "a great honour". Description Adults typically measure SL. They do not have rostral barbels but might have maxillary barbels. Juveniles have a colour pattern consisting of three black bars on body; this persists to adult stage in some species. Adults have a black, horizontally elongate blotch on the caudal peduncle .Found in western ghats. Species There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: * '' Dawkinsia arulius'' ( Jerdon, 1849) (Arulius barb) * ''Dawkinsia assimilis'' ( Jerdon, 1849) * '' Dawkinsia exclamatio'' ( Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005) * '' Dawkinsia filamentosa'' (Valenciennes, 1844) (Blacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmopuntius
''Desmopuntius'' is a genus of small freshwater cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. They were formerly included in ''Puntius''. Etymology The name ''Desmopuntius'' is derived from the Greek language δεσμψτης ("desmotes") meaning 'prisoner' and genus name "''Puntius''", a reference to the striped outfits commonly attributed to prison wear. Species According to FishBase, there are currently seven recognized species in this genus. Another species recognized as '' Systomus endecanalis'' by FishBase is placed in the genus ''Desmopuntius'' by Catalog of Fishes, following a taxonomic review by Maurice Kottelat in 2013.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: 1–663.'' * ''Desmopuntius foerschi'' (Kottelat, 1982) * ''Desmopuntius gemellus'' (Kottelat, 1996) * '' Desmopuntius hexazona'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbus
''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is the common barbel, first described as ''Cyprinus barbus'' and now named ''Barbus barbus''. ''Barbus'' is the namesake genus of the subfamily Barbinae, but given their relationships, that taxon is better included in the Cyprininae at least for the largest part (including the type species of ''Barbus''). Description and uses Their common names – barbs and barbels – refer to the fact that most members of the genera have a pair of barbels on their mouths, which they can use to search for food at the bottom of the water. Barbels are often fished for food; in some locations they are of commercial significance. The roe of barbels is poisonous, however. The large ''Barbus'' barbs are also often eaten in their native range. At Shanhûr in Egypt, remains of a jar from the sixth- to seventh-century AD were unearthed that contained fish bones. The fish were apparently pick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahyadria
''Sahyadria'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats. They were formerly included in ''Puntius''. The largest ''Sahyadria'' measure total length. Etymology The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Sahyadria chalakkudiensis'' (Menon Menon may refer to: People *Menon (subcaste), an honorary title accorded to some members of the Nair community of Kerala, southern India; used as a surname by many holders of the title Surnamed *Menon (surname), the surname of several people Give ..., Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999) * '' Sahyadria denisonii'' ( F. Day, 1865) – Denison barb; red line torpedo barb References Cyprinidae genera Freshwater fish of Asia Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Taxa named by Rajeev Raghavan Taxa named by Siby Philip Mukkadan Taxa named by Palakkapara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haludaria
''Haludaria'' is a genus of cyprinids native to freshwater habitats in the Western Ghats of India. Originally the genus was named ''Dravidia'' Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012 which is preoccupied by the dipteran genus ''Dravidia'' Lehrer, 2010.Pethiyagoda, R. (2013)''Haludaria'', a replacement generic name for ''Dravidia'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Zootaxa, 3646 (2): 199.'' Etymology The name ''Haludaria'' is derived from "Haludar", the name of a Bengali youth and artist who provided the illustrations for Francis Hamilton's (Formerly Buchanan) book on the Ganges River fishes. Description Adults are small, typically less than SL. Both rostral and maxillary barbels are present. Lateral line is complete and has 18–26 pored scales on body. There are one or two broad, black bars on flank, between bases of dorsal and anal fins. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Haludaria afasciata'' (Jayaram, 1990) * ''Haludaria fasciata'' ( Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
