Puntius morehensis

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Puntius morehensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. morehensis
Binomial name
Puntius morehensis
Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 1998 [1]

Puntius morehensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius from India.

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Puntius morehensis" in FishBase. July 2024 version.