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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Puntius

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Puntius ambassis Asia 7.5 TL 1869
Puntius amphibius Scarlet-banded barb Asia 20 TL 1842
Puntius aphya Asia 6.1 TL 1868
Puntius arenatus Asia 10 SL 1878
Puntius bimaculatus Redside barb Asia 7 TL 1863
Puntius bramoides Asia 32.5 TL 1842
Puntius brevis Asia 14 TL 1849
Puntius burmanicus Asia 10 TL 1878
Puntius cauveriensis Asia 7.4 1937
Puntius chola Swamp barb Asia 15 TL 1822
Puntius crescentus Asia 1994
Puntius deccanensis Deccan barb Asia 3.7 SL 1976
Puntius dolichopterus Long fin Kerala barb Asia 6.8 SL 2015
Puntius dorsalis Long snouted barb Asia 25 TL 1849
Puntius fraseri Dharna barb Asia 4.6 TL 1938
Puntius kamalika Kami barb Asia 7.3 SL 2008
Puntius kelumi Red eye barb Asia 8.3 SL 2008
Puntius khohi Asia 2004
Puntius layardi Layardi’s barb Asia 11.3 SL 1868
Puntius madhusoodani Asia 9.1 SL 2012
Puntius mahecola Asia 12.6 TL 1844
Puntius masyai Asia 2.5 TL 1945
Puntius melanostigma Asia 10 TL 1878
Puntius morehensis Asia 12 SL 1998
Puntius mudumalaiensis Asia 2.3 SL 1992
Puntius muzaffarpurensis Asia 1977
Puntius nangalensis Asia 1990
Puntius nelsoni Travancore yellow barb Asia 9.1 SL 2014
Puntius nigronotus Malabar black-backed barb Asia 10.5 TL 2015
Puntius parrah Asia 15 TL 1865
Puntius paucimaculatus Asia 5.7 SL 1982
Puntius pinnauratus Asia 9.1 SL 1865
Puntius pugio Asia 3.9 SL 2008
Puntius punjabensis Asia 5 TL 1871
Puntius puntio Puntio barb Asia 7.5 TL 1822
Puntius sachsii Goldfinned barb Asia 8 TL 1923
Puntius sahyadriensis Khavli barb Asia 7 TL 1953
Puntius sealei Asia 13.7 TL 1933
Puntius snyderi Asia 7.7 TL 1919
Puntius sophore Pool barb Asia 20 NG 1822
Puntius sophoroides Asia. 1868
Puntius spilopterus Asia 1934
Puntius stigma Asia 8.6 SL 1844
Puntius takhoaensis Asia 1969
Puntius terio Onespot barb Asia 10 TL 1822
Puntius tetraspilus Asia. 3.6 SL 1868
Puntius thermalis Sri Lanka swamp barb Asia 7.6 SL 1844
Puntius titteya Cherry barb Asia 5 TL 1929
Puntius viridis Spot-fin green barb Asia 8.1 SL 2014
Puntius vittatus Greenstripe barb Asia 5 TL 1865
Puntius waageni Asia 1872



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013