Pethia punctata is a species of cyprinid fish found in streams and ponds of the Western Ghats of India. There have also been unconfirmed reports that it is also present in Sri Lanka.[3] This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. punctata
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| Pethia punctata (F. Day, 1865)
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References edit
- ^ Shaji, C.P. 2011. Pethia punctata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Katwate, U., Baby, F., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2014): The identity of Pethia punctata, a senior synonym of P. muvattupuzhaensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 3884 (3): 201–221.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pethia punctata" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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