Puntigrus
Genus of fishes
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Puntigrus is a genus of cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.[1]
| Puntigrus | |
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| Tiger barb, Puntigrus tetrazona | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Puntigrus Kottelat, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus partipentazona Fowler, 1934 | |
The genus was established in 2013 to contain the "Tiger Barb" species group previously all identified as Puntius tetrazona.[2]
"Tiger Barb" Disambiguation
The common name tiger barbs is sometimes applied to the genus as a whole.
Furthermore tiger barb is sometimes applied to all members of the genus[3], however the epithet is most commonly associated with Puntius tetrazona.
Etymology
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Puntigrus anchisporus (Vaillant, 1902)
- Puntigrus navjotsodhii (H. H. Tan, 2012)[4]
- Puntigrus partipentazona (Fowler, 1934)
- Puntigrus pulcher (Rendahl (de), 1922)
- Puntigrus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) (Tiger Barb)
Conservation status
As of 2020, the IUCN lists all five fish in the genus Puntigrus as species of Least concern.[5]
