Puntigrus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Smiliogastrini
Genus Puntigrus
Species: P. anchisporus – P. navjotsodhii – P. partipentazona – P. pulcher – P. tetrazona

Name

Puntigrus Kottelat, 2013

Type species: Barbus partipentazona Fowler, 1934.

Etymology: Puntigrus is made from part of the genus name Puntius and tigrus, a word created to sound like the Latin word tigris (= tiger). Allusion to the barred color pattern and the common name tiger barb often used for some species of this genus.

References

Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. Full issue (PDF). Reference page.

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