Puntius kelumi

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

Puntius kelumi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. kelumi
Binomial name
Puntius kelumi
Pethiyagoda, Anjana Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008[1]

Description

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.[2]

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gollark: I mostly want coppers, myself, but want golds because RARITY.
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gollark: Or just "MUST HAVE BECAUSE RARE".
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius kelumi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. "A new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.


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