Desmopuntius

Desmopuntius hexazona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Smiliogastrinae
Genus Desmopuntius
Species: D. endecanalis – D. foerschi – D. gemellus – D. hexazona – D. johorensis – D. mahakamensis – D. pentazona – D. rhomboocellatus – D. trifasciatus

Name

Desmopuntius Kottelat, 2013

Type species: Barbus hexazona Weber & de Beaufort, 1912

Etymology: Desmopuntius is made from the the Greek word δεσμψτης (desmotes, i.e. 'prisoner') and Puntius, referring to the barred pattern in clothing often associated with prisoners.

References

Primary references

• 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 Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Harefa, T., Haryono, Gustiano, R., Sukmono, T. & Wahyudewantoro, G. 2025. Desmopuntius mahakamensis, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from East Kalimantan, Indonesia. ZooKeys 1256: 371–391. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1256.158411 Reference page.