| Deccan barb | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Cypriniformes | 
| Family: | Cyprinidae | 
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae | 
| Genus: | Puntius | 
| Species: | P. deccanensis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Puntius deccanensis Yazdani & Babu Rao, 1976 [2]  | |
Puntius deccanensis, the Deccan barb, is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is endemic to the Northern Western Ghats in India. [1]