Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822)

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Sharma, Indu, 2020, First report on Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4), pp. 341-350 : 344

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/149942

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13187773

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B96E0105-7A5B-631F-EECC-3FEAFEB2FD03

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822)
status

 

1. Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822) View in CoL (Spotfin swamp barb, Pool barb)

1822. Cyprinus sophore Hamilton, An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges: 310, 389; pl. 19, fig. 86.

1999. Puntius sophore : Jayaram, The Fresh Water Fishes of the Indian Region: 114.

Material examined: V/4120 , 4 ex, 5.4–6.0 cm, Purna River near Mahal village, 21.xi.2019 .

Distribution: Throughout India including Gujarat.

Remarks: This gorgeously colored species with two black spots – one at base of dorsal fin rays and other at base of forked caudal fin, was equitably common in the Purna River. It is consumed as food by many birds observed in the sanctuary.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Puntius

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