Puntius tetraspilus

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Puntius tetraspilus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. tetraspilus
Binomial name
Puntius tetraspilus
(Günther, 1868) [1]
Synonyms
  • Barbus tetraspilusGünther, 1868
  • Leuciscus binotatus Blyth, 1858
  • Barbus innominatus Day, 1870
  • Neolissochilus innominatus(Day, 1870)

Puntius tetraspilus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius from Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Puntius tetraspilus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.