Puntius brevis
Appearance
| Puntius brevis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Puntius |
| Species: | P. brevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Puntius brevis | |
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Puntius brevis, sometimes known as the swamp barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Puntius spilopterus is sometimes considered conspecific.
This fish is one of the identified hosts of Opisthorchis viverrini, the Southeast Asian liver fluke.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lumbantobing, D.; Allen, D.J. (2020). "Puntius brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T180959A91069930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T180959A91069930.en. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius brevis". FishBase.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Puntius brevis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ Wykoff, D. E.; Harinasuta, C.; Juttijudata, P.; Winn, M. M. (1965). "Opisthorchis Viverrini in Thailand--The Life Cycle and Comparison with O. Felineus". The Journal of Parasitology. 51 (2): 207–214. doi:10.2307/3276083. JSTOR 3276083. PMID 14275209.
- ↑ Rim, H. J.; Sohn, W. M.; Yong, T. S.; Eom, K. S.; Chai, J. Y.; Min, D. Y.; Lee, S. H.; Hoang, E. H.; Phommasack, B.; Insisengmay, S. (2008). "Fishborne Trematode Metacercariae Detected in Freshwater Fish from Vientiane Municipality and Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 46 (4): 253–260. doi:10.3347/kjp.2008.46.4.253. PMC 2612611. PMID 19127332..