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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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"Tiger Barb" Disambiguation
The common name tiger barbs is sometimes applied to the genus as a whole.
Furthermore tiger barb is sometimes applied to all members of the genus[3], however the epithet is most commonly associated with Puntius tetrazona.
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)[4]
- Puntigrus partipentazona (Fowler, 1934)
- Puntigrus pulcher (Rendahl (de), 1922)
- Puntigrus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) (Tiger Barb)
Conservation status
As of 2020, the IUCN lists all five fish in the genus Puntigrus as species of Least concern.[5]
References
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