Kingdom Animalia Genus Pethia Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Puntius bandula Higher classification Puntius Order Cypriniformes | |
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Similar Puntius, Pethia, Systomus asoka, Dawkinsia srilankensis, Pethia cumingii | ||
Pethia bandula, the bandula barb, is a species of cyprinid endemic to Sri Lanka where it is only known from near Galapitamada in the Warakapola Divisional Secretariat. As this critically endangered species only was known from a single unprotected site where the population consists of an estimated 1,000 individuals, a second "insurance" population was established in 2014 by a team of IUCN scientists in cooperation with Sri Lanka's Forest Department, the Department of Wildlife Conservation and local communities.
Pethia bandula
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