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Pethia nigripinnis (Knight, Rema Devi, Indra & Arunachalam, 2012) |
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photo by
J.D.M. Knight et al., 2012 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Moyar River drainage in the Nilgiris and the Kalindi Stream in the Wyanad area of the southern Western Ghats, India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished from other species of the genus Puntius by the following characters: barbels absent; last unbranched dorsal ray serrated; 20-21 scales in lateral series; lateral line incomplete, piercing 3-5 scales; dorsal, anal, pelvic and pectoral fins black in adult males; body pattern consisting of a black humeral spot on the 3rd or 4th lateral-line scale and a second larger spot on the 18th and 19th scale, which appears as more of a band, forming a ring around the caudal peduncle; and only two scales between the second spot and the hypural notch (Ref. 89822). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 28 March 2021 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||