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Puntius terio

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Description

Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822)

[N]—Onespot Barb

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus terio Hamilton, 1822: 313, 389 [Brahmaputra River, at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India; No types known. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:44].— Afghanistan synonyms: Cyprinus terio Hamilton, 1822.—Revisions: Pethiyagoda et al. (2012: 73).—Illustration: Britz (2019: pl. 183).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Coad (2014: 196); confirmed by Coad (2015: 228).— Afghanistan materials: CMN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River.—General distribution: South Asia: Ganges River basin (India, Nepal, Bangladesh and? Myanmar).—Habitat: It inhabits rivers, canals, ponds, ditches, and inundated fields over a silt and mud substrate. The females are more robust when mature. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.

Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Dahanukar 2010e).—Threats: There are no known threats to the species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.

Notes

Published as part of Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 5305 (1) on page 22, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8048564

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3CFFBFFF9E38E21FE48C2867C8

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Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Puntius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Cypriniformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Hamilton
Species
terio
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822) sec. Çiçek, Fricke, Eagderi, Sungur, Coad & Hamdard, 2023

References

  • Hamilton, F. (1822) An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Printed for A. Constable and company, Edinburgh and London, vii + 405 pp., pls. 1 - 39. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 59540
  • Britz, R. (2019) Francis Hamilton's Gangetic Fishes in colour. A new edition of the 1822 monograph, with reproductions of unpublished coloured illustrations. Ray Society, London, 48 + vii + 405 + vii pp., 228 pls.
  • Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage K. (2012) A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1), 69 - 95.
  • Coad, B. W. (2014) Fishes of Afghanistan. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow. 393 pp.
  • Coad, B. W. (2015) Native fish biodiversity in Afghanistan. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 2 (4), 227 - 234.
  • Dahanukar, N. (2010 e) Puntius terio. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2010, e. T 166560 A 6236743. https: // doi. org / 10.2305 / IUCN. UK. 2010 - 4. RLTS. T 166560 A 6236743. en