Pethia melanomaculata

Pethia melanomaculata, the Tic-tac-toe barb , is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka.^[2][3]

Pethia melanomaculata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Pethia
Species:	P. melanomaculata
Binomial name
Pethia melanomaculata (Deraniyagala, 1956)
Synonyms
Puntius melanomaculatus Deraniyagala, 1956