Puntius crescentus

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Puntius crescentus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. crescentus
Binomial name
Puntius crescentus
Yazdani & D. F. Singh, 1994 [2]

Puntius crescentus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is endemic off India.

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References

  1. Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Puntius crescentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172461A6896803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172461A6896803.en . Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius crescentus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.