Puntigrus
| Puntigrus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tiger barb, Puntigrus tetrazona | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Puntigrus Kottelat, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus partipentazona Fowler, 1934 | |
Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.[1]
The genus was established in 2013 to contain the "Tiger Barb" species group previously all identified as Puntius tetrazona.[2]
"Tiger Barb" Disambiguation
[edit]The common name tiger barbs is sometimes applied to the genus as a whole.
Furthermore tiger barb is sometimes applied to all members of the genus[3], however the epithet is most commonly associated with Puntius tetrazona.
Etymology
[edit]The name Puntigrus is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus Puntius and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin "tigris" meaning "tiger").[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Puntigrus anchisporus (Vaillant, 1902)
- Puntigrus navjotsodhii (H. H. Tan, 2012)[4]
- Puntigrus partipentazona (Fowler, 1934)
- Puntigrus pulcher (Rendahl (de), 1922)
- Puntigrus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) (Tiger Barb)
Conservation status
[edit]As of 2020, the IUCN lists all five fish in the genus Puntigrus as species of Least concern.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 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. Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27, pp. 147 & 483
- ↑ "The mystery of the aquarium tiger barb… — Seriously Fish".
- ↑ "Puntigrus anchisporus (Puntius anchisporus, Systomus anchisporus) — Seriously Fish".
- ↑ Tan, H.H. (2012): Systomus navjotsodhii, a new cyprinid fish from Central Kalimantan, Borneo. Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement No. 25: 285–289.
- ↑ "IUCN".
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