Puntius pugio

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Puntius pugio
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. pugio
Binomial name
Puntius pugio

Puntius pugio is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Myanmar.

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References

  1. Singh, L.K. (2010). "Puntius pugio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T168528A6508810. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168528A6508810.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius pugio" in FishBase. April 2006 version.