Biology:Mahecola barb

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Mahecola barb
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. mahecola
Binomial name
Puntius mahecola
(Valenciennes, 1844)[2]
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus mahecola Valenciennes, 1844
Puntius mahecola in a Western Ghat stream in India
Puntius mahecola in a Western Ghat stream in India

The Mahecola barb (Puntius mahecola) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is widely found in Kerala, India .it is known to breed during the monsoon in paddy fields

References

  1. Abraham, R. (2011). "Puntius mahecola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172365A6876934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172365A6876934.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172365/6876934. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius mahecola" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1306999 entry