Puntius waageni

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Puntius waageni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. waageni
Binomial name
Puntius waageni
(F. Day, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Barbus waageni Day, 1872

Puntius waageni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. This species is endemic to Pakistan.

The fish is named in honor of the geologist and paleontologist Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen (1841–1900), who collected the type specimen.[2]

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