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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Puntius: Lantin, punctum = point, the point of the sword (Ref. 45335); viridis: From the Latin adjective viridis, meaning green, in reference ot the greenish colored body and fins of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Manimala River in Kerala, India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94758)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Distinguished from other species by having the following combination of characters: terminal mouth; protrusible mouth; 8 branched rays on dorsal fin; 5 branched rays on anal fin; 8 anal-fin rays; 10-12 pre-anal scales; 9 pre-dorsal scales; 3 1/2 scales between lateral line and anal fin; 4 1/2- 5 1/2 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin; 9-10 circumpeduncular scales; a black band present outer to operculum; a black botch present in front of occiput; absence of spot on the dorsal-fin base; a row of black spots in the middle of dorsal fin; a deep black caudal spot; green dorsal and caudal fin; body depth at dorsal origin 31.5-33.8% SL; snout length 22.7-31.8% in HL; eye diameter 26.1-31.6% HL; head depth 68.2-80.0% HL; head length 26.4-31.1% SL; caudal peduncle length 16.3-17.8% SL (Ref. 94758).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Plamoottil, M. and N.P. Abraham, 2014. Puntius viridis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), a new fish species from Kerala, India. J. Res. Bio. 3(7):1093-1104. (Ref. 94758)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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