Longfin Kerala barb

Longfin Kerala barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Barbinae
Genus:Puntius
Species: P. dolichopterus
Binomial name
Puntius dolichopterus
Plamoottil , 2015[1]

The longfin Kerala barb (Puntius dolichopterus) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] The species has been discovered, named and described by Prof. Dr. Mathews Plamoottil, Head of the Department of Zoology, Baby John Memorial Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala. It was collected from a small water stream flowing in the heart of Alappuzha district’s Kayamkulam city in Kerala, India.[3]

Description

Its body is silvery, dorsal fin is light orange red in color, pectoral and anal fin is greenish yellow in color, with ventral fin yellow, caudal fin dusky and it also has a dusky spot present on 21 and 22 scales. Pectoral fin longer and it reaches ventral fin. Many longitudinal lines present below lateral line.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Plamoottil, Mathews (2015). "Puntius dolichopterus, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Kerala, India" (PDF). International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology. Rishan Publications. 3 (3): 226–231. ISSN 2320-9585. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius dolichopterus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/new-fish-species-discovered-in-kerala/article7440465.ece
  4. ↑ http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/fish-species-named-puntius-dolichopterus-discovered-kerala-07201524650.html
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