Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Smiliogastrini
Genus Puntius
Species: Puntius viridis
Name
Puntius viridis Plamoottil & Abraham, 2014
- Holotype: ZSI/WGRC/IR 2382.
- Type locality: India, Kerala, Kallumkal, Manimala River, 9°20'0"N, 76°30'0"E .
- Etymology: The specific name comes from the Latin viridis, meaning green, given in reference to the greenish coloured body and fins of the species.
- ZooBank: 7569C0D4-1236-473F-AE67-541C6A4C9A10
References
- Plamoottil, M.; Abraham, N.P. 2014: Puntius viridis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), a new fish species from Kerala, India. Journal of research in biology 3(7): 1093–1104. Full article (PDF) Reference page.