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Puntius
Puntius is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan.
38 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 38 known species

Pool Barb
speciesPuntius sophore

Swamp Barb
speciesPuntius brevis

Swamp Barb
speciesPuntius chola

Snyder's Barb
speciesPuntius snyderi

Long snouted barb
speciesPuntius dorsalis

Onespot Barb
speciesPuntius terio

Mahecola Barb
speciesPuntius mahecola

Kelum's Long-snouted Barb
speciesPuntius kelumi

Puntius amphibius
speciesPuntius amphibius

Puntius thermalis
speciesPuntius thermalis

Kamalika's Barb
speciesPuntius kamalika

Puntius masyai
speciesPuntius masyai
Puntius arenatus
speciesPuntius arenatus
Puntius mudumalaiensis
speciesPuntius mudumalaiensis
Puntius parrah
speciesPuntius parrah
Puntius euspilurus
speciesPuntius euspilurus
Puntius dolichopterus
speciesPuntius dolichopterus
Puntius layardi
speciesPuntius layardi
Puntius muzaffarpurensis
speciesPuntius muzaffarpurensis
Puntius nelsoni
speciesPuntius nelsoni
Puntius nigronotus
speciesPuntius nigronotus
Puntius punjabensis
speciesPuntius punjabensis
Puntius sophoroides
speciesPuntius sophoroides
Puntius viridis
speciesPuntius viridis
Puntius stigma
speciesPuntius stigma
Puntius kyphus
speciesPuntius kyphus
Puntius sanctus
speciesPuntius sanctus
Puntius ocellus
speciesPuntius ocellus
Puntius cauveriensis
speciesPuntius cauveriensis

Dharna Barb
speciesPuntius fraseri
Puntius crescentus
speciesPuntius crescentus
Puntius khohi
speciesPuntius khohi
Puntius melanostigma
speciesPuntius melanostigma
Puntius waageni
speciesPuntius waageni
Puntius madhusoodani
speciesPuntius madhusoodani
Puntius nangalensis
speciesPuntius nangalensis
Puntius burmanicus
speciesPuntius burmanicus
Deccan Barb
speciesPuntius deccanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91587.