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Puntius kelumi

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Puntius kelumi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. kelumi
Binomial name
Puntius kelumi

Puntius kelumi is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The fish is named in honor or Sri Lankan naturalist Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi.[2]

Description

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Identified by other Puntius species by last unbranched dorsal-fin ray becomes smooth. rostral barbels absent, but maxillary barbels present. 20-23 lateral-line scales.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius kelumi". FishBase.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "A new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.