Pethia sharmai

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Pethia sharmai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Pethia
Species:
P. sharmai
Binomial name
Pethia sharmai
(Menon & Rema Devi, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Puntius sharmaiMenon & Rema Devi, 1993

Pethia sharmai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Pethia . It is found in Tamil Nadu, India. [2]

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References

  1. Shaji, C.P. 2011. Pethia sharmai . In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Pethia sharmai" in FishBase . January 2016 version.