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Puntigrus
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.[1]
The genus was established in 2013 to contain the "Tiger Barb" species group previously all identified as Puntius tetrazona.[2]
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Etymology
The name Puntigrus is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus Puntius and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin "tigris" meaning "tiger").[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Puntigrus anchisporus (Vaillant, 1902)
- Puntigrus navjotsodhii (H. H. Tan, 2012)[3]
- Puntigrus partipentazona (Fowler, 1934)
- Puntigrus pulcher (Rendahl (de), 1922)
- Puntigrus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855)
Conservation status
As of 2020, the IUCN lists all five fish in the genus Puntigrus as species of Least concern.[4]
References
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