Pethia rutila

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Pethia rutila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Pethia
Species:
P. rutila
Binomial name
Pethia rutila
Lalramliana, Knight & Laltlanhlua, 2014

Pethia rutila is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Aivapui River and Keisalam River in the Karnaphuli River drainage in Mizoram, India.

This species of fish can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Pethia rutila" in FishBase . April 2016 version.