Pethia melanomaculata

Pethia melanomaculata
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. melanomaculata
Binomial name
Pethia melanomaculata (Deraniyagala, 1956)
Synonyms
Puntius melanomaculatusDeraniyagala, 1956

Pethia melanomaculata, the Tic-tac-toe barb , is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Pethia melanomaculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T196102A174840476. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196102A174840476.en . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
2. Pethiyagoda, R.; Meegaskumbura, M.; Maduwage, K. (2012). "A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (1): 69–95.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia melanomaculata". FishBase . February 2015 version.