| Puntigrus | |
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| Tiger barb, Puntigrus tetrazona | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Puntigrus Kottelat, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus partipentazona Fowler, 1934 | |
Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. [1]
The name Puntigrus is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus Puntius and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin "tigris" meaning "tiger"). [1]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [1]
As of 2020, the IUCN lists all five fish in the genus Puntigrus as species of Least concern. [3]
The tiger barb or Sumatra barb, is a species of tropical cyprinid fish. The natural geographic range reportedly extends throughout the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia, with unsubstantiated sightings reported in Cambodia. Tiger barbs are also found in many other parts of Asia, and with little reliable collection data over long periods of time, definite conclusions about their natural geographic range versus established introductions are difficult. Tiger barbs may sometimes be confused with Puntigrus anchisporus, Puntigrus navjotsodhii, or Puntigrus partipentazona, which are similar in appearance, the only differences being the slightly different stripe pattern and the number of scales these fish have.
The fiveband barb is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia. This species is restricted to blackwater streams and peat swamps in northwestern Borneo and possibly Peninsular Malaysia, but it has often been confused with the more widespread, closely related D. hexazona, which is similar except that it lacks the black spot at the rear base of the dorsal fin seen in D. pentazona.
Paedocypris is a genus of tiny cyprinid fish found in swamps and streams on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Bintan.
Barbodes binotatus, commonly known as the spotted barb or common barb, is a tropical species of cyprinid fish endemic to Java, Indonesia.
Puntigrus partipentazona, the Dwarf Tiger Barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Southeast Asia where it is found in the Mekong, Mae Klong, and Chao Phraya basins of Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and coastal streams of southeast Thailand and Cambodia where it occurs in streams and impoundments with dense weed growth. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is frequently misidentified as the similar Puntigrus tetrazona.
Barbodes is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic Barbodes species, and only two were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in Puntius.
Discherodontus is a genus of small cyprinid fishes found in rivers and streams in Mainland Southeast Asia and Yunnan in China.
Barbodes palaemophagus was a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 12.8 centimetres (5.0 in) TL.
Barbodes herrei is an extinct species of cyprinid fish formerly endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species was commercially important to local peoples.
Puntigrus anchisporus is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Borneo. This species can grow to a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.
Barbodes disa is an extinct species of cyprinid fish formerly endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 9.2 cm (3.6 in) TL.
Barbodes katolo is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. Males of this species reached a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL while females only reached 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in).
Barbodes montanoi is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the island of Mindanao, the Philippines. It is commonly known as pait, pait-pait, or paitan, along with other native Barbodes species. This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. It is silvery greenish-gray in color and is characterized by a body pattern of two to six black dots or dashes. The fins are yellowish to reddish in color. The species is named after the French naturalist and explorer Joseph Montano.
Barbodes pachycheilus is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) TL.
Barbodes rhombeus is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand where it inhabits clear hill streams. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.
Barbonymus platysoma is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Indonesia. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.
Paedocypris carbunculus is a tiny species of cyprinid fish endemic to peat swamps and blackwater streams in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. It is the most recently described species of the three in the genus Paedocypris and it reaches up to 11.5 mm (0.45 in) in standard length. This shoaling species has been kept and bred for several generations in aquariums.
Puntigrus pulcher is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Borneo. This species can grow to a length of 2.7 centimetres (1.1 in) TL.
Puntigrus navjotsodhii is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the upper Katingan and Barito basins in central Borneo. This species can grow to a standard length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).
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