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Puntigrus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Higher classification
  
Cyprinidae

Order
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

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Genus

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Tiger barb, Puntigrus partipentazona, Cyprinidae, Puntigrus anchisporus, Desmopuntius

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Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

Puntigrus Puntigrus pulcher Puntius pulcher Systomus pulcher Seriously Fish

The name Puntigrus is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus Puntius and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin "tigris" meaning "tiger").

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

Puntigrus Puntigrus partipentazona Fowler 1934

  • Puntigrus anchisporus (Vaillant, 1902)
  • Puntigrus navjotsodhii (H. H. Tan, 2012)
  • Puntigrus partipentazona (Fowler, 1934)
  • Puntigrus pulcher (Rendahl (de), 1922)
  • Puntigrus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) (Sumatra barb)

  • Puntigrus Puntigrus anchisporus Vaillant 1902

    Puntigrus Puntigrus tetrazona Tiger Barb Puntius tetrazona Systomus

    Puntigrus Puntigrus anchisporus Puntius anchisporus Systomus anchisporus

    Puntigrus Aquariumphotodk Category Barb Asia Image Puntigrus

    References

    Puntigrus Wikipedia


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