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''Puntius'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small
freshwater fish Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine habitats in many wa ...
in the
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...
native to
South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...
and
Mainland Southeast Asia Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...
, as well as
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. Many
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
formerly placed in ''Puntius'' have been moved to other genera such as ''
Barbodes ''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 (Lake Lanao) are already extinct. A survey carr ...
'', ''
Dawkinsia ''Dawkinsia'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off (i.e., reclassified) from genus '' Puntius'' in 2012. Etymology ''Dawkinsia'' is named after the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins ...
'', ''
Desmopuntius ''Desmopuntius'' is a genus of small freshwater cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. They were formerly included in '' Puntius''. Etymology The name ''Desmopuntius'' is derived from the Greek language δεσμψτης ("desmotes") meaning 'pris ...
'', ''
Haludaria ''Haludaria'' is a genus of cyprinids native to freshwater habitats in the Western Ghats of India. Originally the genus was named ''Dravidia'' Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012 which is preoccupied by the dipteran genus ''Dravidia'' Leh ...
'', ''
Oliotius The checker barb (''Oliotius oligolepis'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to creeks, rivers, and lakes in Sumatra, Indonesia. It has also been established in the wild in Colombia. The adult males have red fins with black tips. It will gr ...
'', ''
Pethia ''Pethia'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia, East Asia (only '' Pethia stoliczkana'' recorded) and Mainland Southeast Asia. Some species are commonly seen in the aquarium trade. The name ''Pethia'' ...
'', ''
Puntigrus ''Puntigrus'' is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The name ''Puntigrus'' is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus ''Puntius'' and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin ''"tigris"'' meaning "tiger"). Species ...
'', ''
Sahyadria ''Sahyadria'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats. They were formerly included in ''Puntius''. The largest ''Sahyadria'' measure total length Fish measurement is the ...
'' and ''
Systomus ''Systomus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to tropical Asia.Kottelat, M. (2013)The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: A catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and es ...
''.Kottelat, M. (2013)
The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: A catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries.
''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 27: 1–663.''
Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012)
A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69–95.''
Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013)
''Sahyadria'', a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India.
''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (15): 4932–4938.''
Previously, it was assumed that the earliest record of this genus was the fossil species ''Puntius bussyi'' from the
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of
Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...
, but a 2020 study reclassified this species into the new genus '' Pauciuncus'', possibly in the subfamily
Smiliogastrinae Smiliogastrinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa and Asia and are commonly referred to ...
.


Etymology

The name ''Puntius'' comes from ''Pungti'' (Pronounced ''Puti''), a
Bangla Bangla () may refer to: *Bengali language, an eastern Indo-Aryan language *The endonym of Bengal, a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia *''Bangla-'', a prefix indicating Bangladesh *West Bengal, a state in eastern India, also kn ...
term for small cyprinids.


Range

Fishes of the genus ''Puntius'' are found in
South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...
(west to Pakistan and south to
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
) and
Mainland Southeast Asia Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...
, with a single species, '' P. snyderi'', in
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. The greatest
species richness Species richness is the number of different species represented in an community (ecology), ecological community, landscape or region. Species richness is simply a count of species, and it does not take into account the Abundance (ecology), abunda ...
is in India.


Description

The maximum size for an adult of this genus is , but most species reach and some species do not surpass . In appearance they may resemble miniature
carp The term carp (: carp) is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family (biology), family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. While carp are prized game fish, quarries and a ...
and are sometimes brightly coloured or patterned.


Behavior

These fishes are
omnivorous An omnivore () is an animal that regularly consumes significant quantities of both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize ...
; their diet includes small
invertebrate Invertebrates are animals that neither develop nor retain a vertebral column (commonly known as a ''spine'' or ''backbone''), which evolved from the notochord. It is a paraphyletic grouping including all animals excluding the chordata, chordate s ...
s and
plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
matter. Breeding is by egg scattering and takes place close to the bottom, near or within areas of dense plant growth. They do not show parental care and adults may eat the young.


Taxonomy

Historically, many species of ''Puntius'' have been classified in several genera, including ''
Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is the common barbel, first described as ''Cyprinus barbus'' and now named ''Barbus barbus''. ''Barbus'' is the namesake genus of the subfamily Ba ...
''. Despite the reclassifications, the
specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin gramm ...
remains the same in these – except in cases of
homonym In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either; '' homographs''—words that mean different things, but have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation), or '' homophones''—words that mean different things, but have the same pronunciat ...
ies – as ''Barbus'' and ''Puntius'' have the same
grammatical gender In linguistics, a grammatical gender system is a specific form of a noun class system, where nouns are assigned to gender categories that are often not related to the real-world qualities of the entities denoted by those nouns. In languages wit ...
. The closest living relatives of the spotted barbs are the genus ''
Cyprinion ''Cyprinion'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Species ''Cyprinion'' contains the following recognised species: * '' Cyprinion acinaces'' Banister & M. A. Clarke, 1977 * '' Cyprinion kais'' Heckel, 1843 (Kais kingfish) ...
'' and perhaps the genus ''
Capoeta ''Capoeta'', also known as scrapers, is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Western Asia. The distribution extends from Turkey to the Levant, to Transcaucasia, Iraq, Turkmenistan, in Armenia, particularly in lake Sevan and northern ...
''. These and the other "typical"
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s and
barbel Barbel may refer to: *Barbel (anatomy), a whisker-like organ near the mouth found in some fish (notably catfish, loaches and cyprinids) and turtles *Barbel (fish), a common name for certain species of fish **''Barbus barbus'', a species of cyprini ...
s were formerly often separated as
subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Barbinae Barbinae are a subfamily of fish included in the family Cyprinidae. The taxonomy for this group has not been entirely worked out as some genera historically considered within it are still considered ''incertae sedis'' with respect to being a membe ...
, but this group is highly
paraphyletic Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...
with regard to the Cyprininae and better merged there at least for the largest part (including ''Puntius''). In particular the genus ''
Barbonymus ''Barbonymus'' is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae, containing some barb species. The genus was only established in 1999, with the tinfoil barb (''B. schwanenfeldii'') as type species; thus, these fish are sometimes collectively ...
'', containing the
tinfoil barb The tinfoil barb (''Barbonymus schwanenfeldii'') is a tropical Southeast Asian freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. This species was originally described as ''Barbus schwanenfeldii'' by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, and has also been placed in th ...
and its relatives – for some time included in ''Puntius'' – appears to be a kind of
carp The term carp (: carp) is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family (biology), family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. While carp are prized game fish, quarries and a ...
that has evolved convergently with barbs. This genus is classified within the subfamily
Smiliogastrinae Smiliogastrinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa and Asia and are commonly referred to ...
by ''
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''.


Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Puntius ambassis'' (
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, 1869)
* ''
Puntius amphibius The scarlet-banded barb (''Puntius amphibius'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Puntius''. It is found in streams in India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known histor ...
'' (
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, 1842)
(Scarlet-banded barb) * ''
Puntius arenatus The Arenatus barb (''Puntius arenatus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Puntius ''Puntius'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan. Many ...
'' (Day, 1878) (Arenatus barb) * ''
Puntius brevis ''Puntius brevis'', sometimes known as the swamp barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Puntius''. It is found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. '' Puntius spilopterus'' is sometimes considered conspecific. This fish is one of ...
'' ( Bleeker, 1849) (Swamp barb) * '' Puntius burmanicus'' (Day, 1878) * ''
Puntius cauveriensis The Cauvery barb (''Puntius cauveriensis'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Cauvery River in Karnataka, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencie ...
'' (
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, 1937)
(Cauvery barb) * '' Puntius chola'' (
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, 1822)
(Chola barb) * ''
Puntius crescentus ''Puntius crescentus'' is a species of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of Ind ...
'' Yazdani &
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, 1994
* '' Puntius deccanensis'' Yazdani & Babu Rao, 1976 (Deccan barb) * '' Puntius dolichopterus'' Plamoottil, 2015 (Longfin Kerala barb) * '' Puntius dorsalis'' ( Jerdon, 1849) (Long-snouted barb) * ''
Puntius euspilurus ''Puntius euspilurus'' is a species of barbs native to the Mananthavady River in Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest ...
'' Plamoottil, 2016 * ''
Puntius fraseri The Dharna barb (''Puntius fraseri'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is endemic to India. The fish is named in honor of amateur herpetologist Albert Glen Leslie Fraser (1887-?), who collected the type specimen and supp ...
'' (Hora &
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, 1938)
(Dharna barb) * '' Puntius kamalika''
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* ''
Puntius kelumi ''Puntius'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan. Many species formerly placed in ''Puntius'' have been moved to other genera such as ''Barbodes'', ''Da ...
'' Pethiyagoda, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008 * ''
Puntius khohi ''Puntius khohi'' is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae in Puntius genus. The species was discovered in 2004, named and described by Dobriyal, R. Singh, Uniyal, H. K. Joshi, Phurailatpam & Bisht, of Gharwhal University in Uttaranchal, In ...
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, H. K. Joshi, Phurailatpam & Bisht, 2004
* ''
Pethia khugae ''Pethia khugae''. the Khuga barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to India where it is found in the Chindwin River basin, occurring in clear, relatively fast-flowing streams. This species reaches a length of fish measurement, SL. Refere ...
'' ( Linthoingambi & Vishwanath 2007) * '' Puntius kyphus'' Plamoottil, 2019 * ''
Puntius layardi ''Puntius layardi'', Layard's barb, is a species of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democrat ...
'' ( Günther, 1868) (layard's barb) * ''
Puntius madhusoodani ''Puntius madhusoodani'' is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae in Puntius genus. The species was discovered in 2010, described jointly by Krishnakumar, Benno Pereira & Radhakrishnan and a study first published in Biosystematica in 2012. I ...
''
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* ''
Puntius mahecola The Mahecola barb (''Puntius mahecola'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is widely found in Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on ...
'' (Valenciennes, 1844) (Mahecola barb) * ''
Puntius masyai ''Puntius masyai'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and th ...
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Puntius mudumalaiensis ''Puntius mudumalaiensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Puntius''. It is found in Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by ...
''
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& Rema Devi, 1992
* ''
Puntius muzaffarpurensis ''Puntius muzaffarpurensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the ...
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, 1977
* '' Puntius nangalensis''
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* ''
Puntius nelsoni The Travancore yellow barb (''Puntius nelsoni'') is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. The species was discovered in 2011, and was subsequently named and described by Mathews Plamoottil from the Baby John Memorial Government College, ...
'' Plamoottil, 2014 (Travancore yellow barb) * ''
Puntius nigronotus The Malabar black-backed barb (''Puntius nigronotus'') is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae in the Puntius genus. The species has been discovered in 2012, named and described by Prof. Dr. Mathews Plamoottil, Head of the Department of Zool ...
'' Plamoottil, 2014 (Malabar black-backed barb) * '' Puntius ocellus'' Plamoottil &
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, 2020
* '' Puntius parrah'' Day, 1865 (Parrah barb) * ''
Puntius punjabensis ''Puntius punjabensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. This species is endemic to Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependenc ...
'' (Day, 1871) * '' Puntius sanctus'' Plamoottil, 2020 * ''
Puntius snyderi ''Puntius snyderi'' (common name: Snyder's barb) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan. The specific name ''snyderi'' honors American ichthyologist John Otterbein Snyder John Otterbein Snyder (August 14, 1867 – August 19, 1943) was an ...
'' Ōshima, 1919 * ''
Puntius sophore The pool barb, spotfin swamp barb, or stigma barb (''Puntius sophore'') is a tropical freshwater and brackish fish belonging to the Puntius genus in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to inland waters in Asia and is found in India, Nepal, Banglad ...
'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Pool barb) * ''
Puntius sophoroides ''Puntius sophoroides'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Puntius ''Puntius'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan. Many species formerl ...
'' (Günther, 1868) * ''
Puntius stigma ''Puntius'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan. Many species formerly placed in ''Puntius'' have been moved to other genera such as ''Barbodes'', '' D ...
'' (Valenciennes, 1844) * '' Puntius terio'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Onespot barb) * '' Puntius thermalis'' (Valenciennes, 1844) * ''
Puntius viridis ''Puntius viridis'', the spot-fin green barb, is a species of barbs native to the Manimala River in Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by ar ...
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* ''
Puntius waageni ''Puntius waageni'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. This species is endemic to Pakistan. The fish is named in honor of the geologist and paleontologist Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen (23 June 184124 Marc ...
'' (Day, 1872)


References

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