Puntius spilopterus

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Puntius spilopterus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. spilopterus
Binomial name
Puntius spilopterus
(Fowler, 1934) [1]
Synonyms
  • Barbus spilopterusFowler, 1934

Puntius spilopterus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius . It is sometimes considered conspecific with Puntius brevis . It is found in the Chao Phraya basin in Thailand.

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P. spilopterus may refer to:

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius spilopterus". FishBase .