Pethia nigripinnis

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 nigripinnis

Name

Pethia nigripinnis (night, Rema Devi, Indra & Arunachalam, 2012)

Holotype: ZSI/SRC F. 6628, coll. M. Arunachalam.

Paratypes: 21.ix.2002, 3 exs., 33.0–38.0 mm SL, Kalindhi stream of river Kabini, Wyanad, Kerala, India, (~ 11°47’N & 76°4’E ), coll. M. Arunachalam (ZSI/SRC F. 6629); 15.ii.1992, 2 exs., 34.0–39.0 mm SL, F. 6578, elevation 1000m, Kakkan halla, Moyar River, Tamil Nadu, India, (~11°34’N & 76°49’E), Coll. G. Thirumalai. (Image 2 A). Type locality: 21.ix.2002, 45.0mm SL, Kalindhi stream of river Kabini, Wyanad, Kerala, India, (~ 11°47’N & 76°4’E).

References

• Knight, J.D.M., Rema Devi, K., Indra, T.J. & Arunachalam, M. 2012: A new species of barb Puntius nigripinnis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 4 (3): 2409–2416. Full article.
• Menon, A.G.K., W. Vishwanath & K.R. devi, 2000: A new species of Puntius (Cyprinidae: Cyprininae) from Manipur, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 97 (2): 263–268.