| Puntigrus | |
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| Tiger barb, Puntigrus tetrazona | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Puntigrus Kottelat, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus partipentazona Fowler, 1934 | |
Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. [1]
The name Puntigrus is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus Puntius and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin "tigris" meaning "tiger"). [1]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [1]
The six-banded tiger barb is a Southeast Asian species of cyprinid fish native to blackwater streams, peat swamps and other freshwater habitats with little movement in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Although there are reports from the Mekong basin, this is generally consider to be outside the range of the genus Desmopuntius. D. hexazona has often been confused—especially in the aquarium trade—with the less widespread, closely related D. pentazona, which is similar except that it has a black spot at the rear base of its dorsal fin. Although overall relatively widespread, D. hexazona is considered threatened in Singapore. This species reaches a total length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).
Trigonostigma is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in Southeast Asia. These social, colorful freshwater fish are often kept in aquariums.
Paedocypris is a genus of tiny cyprinid fish found in swamps and streams on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Bintan.
Puntigrus partipentazona, the partipentazona barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Southeast Asia where it is found in the Mekong, Mae Klong, and Chao Phraya basins of Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and coastal streams of southeast Thailand and Cambodia where it occurs in streams and impoundments with dense weed growth. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is frequently misidentified as the similar Puntigrus tetrazona.
Barbodes is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic Barbodes species, and only two were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in Puntius.
Discherodontus is a genus of small cyprinid fishes found in rivers and streams in Mainland Southeast Asia and Yunnan in China.
Barbodes herrei is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species is commercially important to local peoples.
Maurice Kottelat is a Swiss ichthyologist specializing in Eurasian freshwater fishes.
Puntigrus anchisporus is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Borneo. This species can grow to a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.
Barbodes aurotaeniatus is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Mekong River and Chao Phraya River as well as smaller coastal drainage systems that flow into the Gulf of Thailand. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.
Barbodes bunau is a species of cyprinid fish native to Indonesia.
Systomus endecanalis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Kapuas River basin in western Borneo. This species can reach a standard length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in). Although placed in the genus Systomus by FishBase, it has been moved to Desmopuntius by Catalog of Fishes, following a taxonomic review by Maurice Kottelat in 2013.
Barbodes microps is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Indonesia. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.
Barbodes pachycheilus is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) TL.
Barbodes rhombeus is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand where it inhabits clear hill streams. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.
Barbonymus mahakkamensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the island of Borneo where it is only known from the Indonesian portion of the island.
Barbodes palata is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, the Philippines. This species can reach a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It is a commercially important species to the local peoples.
Desmopuntius is a genus of small freshwater cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. They were formerly included in Puntius.
Puntigrus pulcher is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Borneo. This species can grow to a length of 2.7 centimetres (1.1 in) TL.
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