Pethia canius

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 canius

Name

Pethia canius (Hamilton, 1822)

Neotype:ZSI-SRC F.8732. Neotype designated by Knight (2013).

Type locality: India, West Bengal, Pond in Cooch Behar District, Nikhil Sood.

Synonyms

• Cyprinus canius Hamilton, 1822
  • Barbus canius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Puntius canius (Hamilton, 1822)

Primary references

• Hamilton, F. 1822. An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Archibald Constable & Co., Hurst, Robinson & Co. Pp. i–vii + 1–405, Pls. 1–39. BHL Reference page. 
• 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.