Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Smiliogastrini
Genus Puntius
Species: Puntius dolichopterus

Name

Puntius dolichopterus Plamoottil, 2015

  • Holotype: ZSI/ANRC-12226.
  • Paratypes: ZSI/ANRC-12227 (5).

Type locality: Kayamkulam, Kerala, India.

Etymology: The specific epithet dolichopterus was taken from two Greek words dolikhos meaning elongated and pteron meaning wing or fin refers to elongated pectoral fin.

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