Desmopuntius
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Desmopuntius
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Desmopuntius is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.[1]
Etymology
The name Desmopuntius is derived from the Greek language "desmotes" meaning "prisoner" and genus name "Puntius", a reference to the striped outfits commonly attributed to prison wear.[1]
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Desmopuntius endecanalis (T. R. Roberts, 1989)
- Desmopuntius foerschi (Kottelat, 1982)
- Desmopuntius gemellus (Kottelat, 1996)
- Desmopuntius hexazona (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) (Six-banded tiger barb)
- Desmopuntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904) (Striped barb)
- Desmopuntius pentazona (Boulenger, 1894) (Fiveband barb)
- Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus (Koumans, 1940)
- Desmopuntius trifasciatus (Kottelat, 1996)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
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