Puntigrus

Not to be confused with Puntius.

Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.^[1]

Puntigrus
Tiger barb, Puntigrus tetrazona
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Puntigrus Kottelat, 2013
Type species
Barbus partipentazona Fowler, 1934

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)^[2]
• 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.^[3]