Pethia didi

Pethia didi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Pethia
Species:	P. didi
Binomial name
Pethia didi (S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2005)
Synonyms
Puntius didiS. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2005

Pethia didi is a species of cyprinid fish which has only been recorded in the vicinity of Myitkyina and Indawgyi Lake in the north of Myanmar. ^[2]

This is a small fish which can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL. ^[3] It is generally brownish with a dark vertical bar just behind the operculum and a round dark blotch on the caudal peduncle. The species P. tiantian – with a range close to P. didi – is similarly marked, but P. didi can be distinguished by its truncated lateral line, deeper body and longer dorsal fin, with two rows of dark markings rather than one.

References

1. Dahanukar, N. (2015). "Pethia didi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T168486A70083308. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T168486A70083308.en . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
2. Kullander, S. O.; F. Fang (2005). "Two New Species of Puntius from Northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Copeia. 2005 (2): 290–302. doi:10.1643/CI-04-138R1.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia didi". FishBase . April 2013 version.