Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
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.
Vernacular names
References
- Plamoottil, M. 2015. Puntius dolichopterus, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Kerala, India. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 3(3): 226–231. PDF Reference page.