Pethia aurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/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 Pethia
Species: Pethia aurea

Name

Pethia aurea Knight, 2013

Type locality: India, West Bengal, Parganas district, Ponds in South 24 Parganas District.

• Holotype: ZSI-SRC 8730.
• Paratypes: ZSI-SRC 8731 (9).

Etymology: The species name aurea is the Latin for golden, a reference to the golden colour of this fish.

Primary references

• Knight, J.D.M. 2013. Pethia aurea (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of barb from West Bengal, India, with redescription of P. gelius and P. canius. Zootaxa 3700(1): 173–184. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.1.7 Reference page.