Puntius

Life

Pisces

Actinopterygii

Cypriniformes

Cyprinoidea

Cyprinidae

Puntius Hamilton, 1822

Puntius afasciatus Jayaram, 1990

Barbus afasciatus; (valid as)

Puntius altus

Barbus bocourti; (synonym)
Barbodes bocourti Bleeker, 1865; (unavailable, no features)
Puntius bocourti Bleeker, 1865; (unavailable, no features)

Puntius amarus Herre, 1924

Barbus amara; (synonym)
Barbus amarus; (synonym)
Puntius amara; (synonym)
Barbodes amara Herre, 1924; (unavailable, no features)

?Puntius amblyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1864)

Barbodes amblyrhynchus Bleeker, 1864
Barbus amblyrhynchus; (synonym)
?Puntius amblyrhynchus Bleeker, 1864

Puntius amphibius Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus amphibia; (valid as)
Barbus amphibius; (valid as)
Puntius amphibia; (valid as)
Capoeta amphibia Valenciennes, 1842; (valid as)

Puntius anchisporus Roberts, 1989

Barbus pulcher; (synonym)
Barbus anchisporus Vaillant, 1902; (valid as)
Puntius pulcher Rendahl, 1922; (synonym)

Puntius arenatus Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus arenatus Day, 1878; (valid as)

Puntius arulius Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus arulius; (valid as)
Barbus tambraparniei; (synonym)
Puntius tambraparniei; (synonym)
Systomus arulius Jerdon, 1849; (valid as)
Puntius arulius tambraparniei Silas, 1954; (synonym)

Puntius asoka Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989

Barbus asoka; (valid as)

Puntius aurotaeniatus

Barbus samatensis; (synonym)
Barbus stigmatosomus; (synonym)
Puntius pessuliferus; (synonym)
Barbus aurotaeniatus Tirant, 1885; (valid as)
Puntius stigmatosomus Smith, 1931; (synonym)
Barbus pessuliferus Fowler, 1937; (synonym)
Puntius samatensis Smith, 1945; (synonym)
Systomus aurotaeniatus Rainboth, 1996; (valid as)
Puntius aurotaeniatus Doi, 1997; (valid as)

Puntius bandula Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus bandula; (valid as)

Puntius banksi

Barbus banksi; (synonym)
Puntius binotatus banksi Herre, 1940; (valid as)
Puntius banksi Doi, 1997; (valid as)
Puntius binotatus bankasi Doi, 1997; (misspelling)

Puntius bantolanensis Day, 1914

Barbus bantolanensis Day, 1914; (valid as)

Puntius baoulan Herre, 1926

Barbus baoulan; (valid as)
Barbodes baoulan Herre, 1926; (valid as)

Puntius bimaculatus Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus bimaculatus; (valid as)
Barbus puckelli; (synonym)
Barbus pucklei; (synonym)
Gnathopogon bimaculatus Bleeker, 1863; (valid as)
Capoeta puckelli Day, 1868; (synonym)
Puntius puckelli Day, 1868; (synonym)
Capoeta pucklei Eschmeyer, 1998; (synonym)
Puntius pucklei Eschmeyer, 1998; (synonym)

Puntius binotatus

Barbus goniosoma; (synonym)
Barbus hagenii; (synonym)
Barbus hemictenus; (synonym)
Barbus sibukensis; (synonym)
Puntius blitonensis; (synonym)
Puntius elongatus; (synonym)
Puntius goniosoma; (synonym)
Puntius hagenii; (synonym)
Puntius hemictenus; (synonym)
Puntius ivis; (synonym)
Puntius kusanensis; (synonym)
Puntius maculatus; (synonym)
Puntius oresigenes; (synonym)
Puntius palavanensis; (synonym)
Puntius polyspilos; (synonym)
Puntius quinquemaculatus; (synonym)
Barbus maculatus van Hasselt, 1823; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Barbus maculatus van Hasselt, 1823; (unavailable, no features)
Barbus maculatus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1842; (synonym)
Barbus maculatus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1842; (unavailable, no features)
Barbus oresigenes Bleeker, 1850; (synonym)
Barbus blitonensis Bleeker, 1852; (synonym)
Barbus kusanensis Bleeker, 1852; (synonym)
Barbus polyspilos Bleeker, 1857; (synonym)
Barbodes goniosoma Bleeker, 1860; (synonym)
Systomus goniosoma Bleeker, 1860; (synonym)
Barbus palavanensis Boulenger, 1895; (synonym)
Barbus quinquemaculatus Seale & Bean, 1907; (synonym)
Barbodes hemictenus Jordan & Richardson, 1908; (synonym)
Barbus elongatus Seale, 1910; (1 homonym)
Barbus elongatus Seale, 1910; (synonym)
Barbus ivis Seale, 1910; (synonym)
Barbus maculatus var. hagenii Popta, 1911; (synonym)
Puntius sibukensis Fowler, 1941; (synonym)

Puntius bovanicus Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus bovanicus Day, 1878; (valid as)

Puntius bramoides Roberts, 1989

Puntius hypseconatus; (synonym)
Puntius hypsylonotus; (synonym)
Barbus hypseconatus van Hasselt, 1823; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Barbus hypseconatus van Hasselt, 1823; (unavailable, no features)
Barbus bramoides Valenciennes, 1842; (valid as)
Barbus hypsylonotus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1842; (synonym)

Puntius brevis Rainboth, 1996

Barbus brevis; (valid as)
Capoeta brevis Bleeker, 1850; (valid as)
Systomus brevis Vidthayanon, Karnasuta & Nabhitabhata, 1997; (valid as)

Puntius carnaticus Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus carnaticus Jerdon, 1849; (valid as)

Puntius cataractae Herre, 1953

Barbus cataractae Fowler, 1934; (valid as)

Puntius cauveriensis Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus cauveriensis Hora, 1937; (valid as)

Puntius chola Shrestha, 1978

Barbus chola; (valid as)
Cyprinus chola Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Leuciscus thermalis Valenciennes, 1844; (synonym)

Puntius clavatus Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Puntius compressiformis; (synonym)
Puntius compressus; (synonym)
Puntius liui; (synonym)
Puntius stedmanensis; (synonym)
Barbus clavatus McClelland, 1845; (valid as)
Barbus compressus Boulenger, 1893; (1 homonym)
Barbus compressus Boulenger, 1893; (synonym)
Barbus compressiformis Cockerell, 1913; (replacement)
Barbus compressiformis Cockerell, 1913; (valid as)
Barbus stedmanensis Annandale (ex Boulenger), 1918; (unneeded replacement)
Barbus liui Fowler, 1958; (unneeded replacement)
Acrossocheilus manipurensis Datta & Karmakar, 1984; (synonym)
Barbus compressiformis Doi, 1997; (valid as)

Puntius clemensi Herre, 1924

Barbus clemensi; (valid as)
Barbodes clemensi Herre, 1924; (valid as)

Puntius conchonius Shrestha, 1978

Barbus conchonius; (valid as)
Barbus khagariansis; (synonym)
Puntius khagariansis; (synonym)
Cyprinus conchonius Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Puntius conchonius khagariansis Srivastava & Datta Munshi, 1988; (synonym)

Puntius crescentus Yazdani & Singh, 1994

Barbus crescentus; (valid as)

Puntius cumingii Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus cumingii Gìnther, 1868; (valid as)

Puntius deccanensis Yazdani & Babu Rao, 1976

Barbus deccanensis; (valid as)

Puntius denisonii Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus denisonii; (valid as)
Labeo denisonii Day, 1865; (valid as)

Puntius disa Herre, 1953

Barbus disa; (valid as)
Barbodes disa Herre, 1932; (valid as)

Puntius dorsalis Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus dorsalis; (valid as)
Systomus dorsalis Jerdon, 1849; (valid as)

Puntius dorsimaculatus Doi, 1997

Barbus dorsimaculatus Ahl, 1923; (valid as)

Puntius dunckeri Doi, 1997

Barbus dunckeri Ahl, 1929; (valid as)

Puntius endecanalis Roberts, 1989

Barbus endecanalis; (valid as)

Puntius eugrammus

Barbus eugrammus; (synonym)
Puntius fasciatus; (synonym)
Barbus fasciatus Bleeker, 1853; (2 homonym)
Puntius eugrammus Silas, 1956; (replacement)
Puntius eugrammus Silas, 1956; (valid as)
Puntius eugrammus Doi, 1997; (valid as)

Puntius everetti Roberts, 1989

Barbus everetti Boulenger, 1894; (valid as)

Puntius fasciatus Silas, 1956

Barbus fasciatus; (valid as)
Barbus grayi; (synonym)
Barbus pradhani; (synonym)
Puntius pradhani; (synonym)
Cirrhinus fasciatus Jerdon, 1849; (valid as)
Labeo melanampyx Day, 1865; (synonym)
Barbodes grayi Day, 1867; (synonym)
Puntius grayi Day, 1867; (synonym)
Puntius melanampyx pradhani Tilak, 1973; (synonym)

Puntius filamentosus Selvaraj & Abraham, 1987

Barbus filamentosus; (valid as)
Barbus mahecola; (synonym)
Leuciscus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1844; (valid as)
Leuciscus mahecola Valenciennes, 1844; (synonym)
Systomus assimilis Jerdon, 1849; (synonym)
Puntius mahecola Selvaraj & Abraham, 1987; (synonym)

Puntius flavifuscus Herre, 1953

Barbus flavifuscus; (valid as)
Barbodes flavifuscus Herre, 1924; (valid as)

Puntius foerschi Kottelat, 1992

Barbus foerschi Kottelat, 1982; (valid as)

Puntius fraseri Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus fraseri Hora & Misra, 1938; (valid as)

Puntius gelius Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus gelius; (valid as)
Cyprinus gelius Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)

Puntius gemellus Kottelat, 1996

Barbus gemellus; (valid as)

Puntius guentheri

Barbus guentheri; (synonym)
Capoeta guentheri Bleeker, 1871; (replacement)
Puntius guentheri Bleeker, 1871; (replacement)

Puntius guganio Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus guganio; (valid as)
Puntius ambassis; (synonym)
Cyprinus guganio Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Barbus ambassis Day, 1869; (synonym)

Puntius herrei Herre, 1953

Barbus herrei Fowler, 1934; (valid as)

Puntius hexazona

Barbus hexazona Weber & de Beaufort, 1912; (valid as)
Puntius hexazona Kottelat, 1992; (valid as)

?Puntius joaquinae Wood, 1968

Barbus joaquinae; (synonym)

Puntius johorensis

Barbus johorensis; (valid as)
Barbus tetrazona johorensis; (valid as)
Puntius tetrazona johorensis; (valid as)
Barbus tetrazona var. johorensis Duncker, 1904; (valid as)
Puntius johorensis Rainboth, 1996; (valid as)

Puntius katolo Herre, 1953

Barbus katolo; (valid as)
Barbodes katolo Herre, 1924; (valid as)

Puntius kuchingensis Herre, 1940

Barbus kuchingensis; (valid as)

Puntius lanaoensis Herre, 1953

Barbus lanaoensis; (valid as)
Barbodes lanaoensis Herre, 1924; (valid as)

Puntius lateristriga (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842)

Barbus lateristriga Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus lateristriga Valenciennes, 1842; (valid as)
Puntius lateristriga Roberts, 1989

P. l. punctatus

Barbus punctatus; (synonym)
Puntius punctatus; (synonym)
Puntius lateristriga punctatus Banarescu & Bianco, 1984; (1 HOMONYM)

Puntius leiacanthus

Barbus leiacanthus; (synonym)
Puntius leiacanthus; (synonym)
Capoeta leiacanthus Bleeker, 1860; (synonym)
Systomus leiacanthus Bleeker, 1860; (synonym)
Barbus liacanthus Gìnther, 1868; (synonym)
Barbus liacanthus Gìnther, 1868; (unjustified emendation)
Puntius liacanthus Taki, 1974

Puntius leicanthus

?P. l. malayensis Menon, 1955

Barbus malayensis; (synonym)
Puntius malayensis; (synonym)

?Puntius lepidus (Day, 1868)

Capoeta lepidus Day, 1868
Barbus lepidus; (synonym)
?Puntius lepidus Day, 1868

Puntius lindog Herre, 1953

Barbus lindog; (valid as)
Barbodes lindog Herre, 1924; (valid as)

Puntius lineatus Roberts, 1989

Barbus lineatus Duncker, 1904; (valid as)

Puntius manalak Herre, 1953

Barbus manalak; (valid as)
Barbodes manalak Herre, 1924; (valid as)

Puntius manguaoensis Herre, 1953

Barbus manguaoensis Day, 1914; (valid as)

Puntius martenstyni Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus martenstyni; (valid as)

Puntius masyai Smith, 1945

Barbus masyai; (valid as)

Puntius melanostigma Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus melanostigma Day, 1878; (valid as)

Puntius microps Doi, 1997

Barbus microps Gìnther, 1868; (valid as)

?Puntius modestus Kner, 1867

Barbus modestus; (synonym)

Puntius montanoi Sauvage, 1881

Barbus montanoi; (valid as)

Puntius mudumalaiensis Menon & Rema Devi, 1992

Barbus mudumalaiensis; (valid as)

Puntius nangalensis Jayaram, 1990

Barbus nangalensis; (valid as)

Puntius narayani Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus narayani Hora, 1937; (valid as)

Puntius nigrofasciatus Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus nigrofasciatus Gìnther, 1868; (valid as)

?Puntius ocellatus Mai, 1978

Barbus ocellatus; (synonym)

Puntius okae Fowler, 1949

Puntius oligolepis Doi, 1997

Barbus oligolepis; (valid as)
Capoeta oligolepis Bleeker, 1853; (valid as)

Puntius parrah Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus parrah; (valid as)
Puntius parrah Day, 1865; (valid as)

?Puntius paucimaculatus Wang & Ni, 1982

Barbus paucimaculatus; (synonym)

Puntius pentazona Roberts, 1989

Barbus pentazona Boulenger, 1894; (valid as)

?Puntius perlee Day, 1865

Barbus perlee; (synonym)

Puntius pleurotaenia Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus pleurotaenia; (valid as)
Barbodes pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1863; (valid as)
Puntius pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1863; (valid as)

Puntius punjabensis

Barbus punjabensis; (valid as)
Barbus punjaubensis Day, 1871; (valid as)
Puntius punjaubensis Day, 1871; (valid as)
Salmostoma punjabensis Coad, 1981; (valid as)
Puntius punjabensis Talwar & Jhingran, 1991; (valid as)

Puntius puntio Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus puntio; (valid as)
Cyprinus puntio Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)

Puntius rhomboocellatus Koumans, 1940

Barbus rhomboocellatus; (valid as)
Capoeta tetrazona; (2 homonym)
Puntius kahajani; (synonym)
Puntius tetrazona; (synonym)
Barbus tetrazona Bleeker, 1857; (valid as)
Barbus kahajani Hoedeman, 1956; (replacement)
Barbus kahajani Hoedeman, 1956; (synonym)
Puntius rhomboocellatus Roberts, 1989

Puntius roseipinnis Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus roseipinnis Valenciennes, 1842; (valid as)

Puntius sachsii Robins, Bailey, Bond, Brooker, Lachner, Lea & Scott, 1991

Barbus sachsii Ahl, 1923; (valid as)

Puntius sahyadriensis Silas, 1953

Barbus sahyadriensis; (valid as)

Puntius sarana Shrestha, 1978

Barbus jayarami; (synonym)
Barbus saberi; (synonym)
Barbus sarana; (synonym)
Barbus sarana; (valid as)
Barbus timbiri; (synonym)
Puntius caudimarginatus; (synonym)
Puntius chrysopoma; (synonym)
Puntius myitkyinae; (synonym)
Puntius oatesii; (synonym)
Puntius sewelli; (synonym)
Cyprinus sarana Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Cyprinus sarana Hamilton, 1839; (unavailable, in passing)
Systomus immaculatus McClelland, 1839; (synonym)
Barbus chrysopoma Valenciennes, 1842; (synonym)
Cyprinus m'clellandi Valenciennes, 1842; (misspelling)
Cyprinus macclellandi Valenciennes, 1842; (synonym)
Barbus caudimarginatus Blyth, 1860; (synonym)
Barbus oatesii Boulenger, 1893; (synonym)
Barbus myitkyinae Prashad & Mukerji, 1929; (synonym)
Barbus sewelli Prashad & Mukerji, 1929; (synonym)
Barbus binduchitra Hora, 1937; (synonym)
Puntius binduchitra Hora, 1937; (synonym)
Puntius timbiri Deraniyagala, 1963; (synonym)
Puntius saberi Datta & Karmakar, 1981; (synonym)
Puntius jayarami Vishwanath Singh & Tombi Singh, 1986; (synonym)
Puntius sarana Rainboth, 1996

P. s. orphoides

Barbus simus; (synonym)
Puntius gardonides; (synonym)
Puntius orphoides; (valid as)
Puntius rubripinnis; (synonym)
Systomus orphoides; (valid as)
Barbus gardonides Valenciennes, 1842; (synonym)
Barbus orphoides Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus orphoides Valenciennes, 1842; (valid as)
Barbus rubripinnis Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1842; (vs)
Puntius simus Smith, 1945; (synonym)
Barbus jacobus-boehlkei Fowler, 1958; (misspelling)
Barbus jacobusboehlkei Fowler, 1958; (replacement)
Barbus jacobusboehlkei Fowler, 1958; (valid as)
Puntius sarana orphoides Talwar & Jhingran, 1991; (valid as)
Puntius sarana orphoides Rainboth, 1996; (valid as)
Puntius jacobusboehlkei Doi, 1997; (valid as)
Puntius sarana orphoides Doi, 1997; (valid as)

P. s. spilurus Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Puntius spilurus; (synonym)
Barbus spilurus Gìnther, 1868; (synonym)

P. s. subnasutus Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Puntius subnasutus; (synonym)
Barbus subnasutus Valenciennes, 1842; (synonym)
Cyclocheilichthys pinnauratus Day, 1865; (synonym)

Puntius schanicus Doi, 1997

Barbus schanicus Boulenger, 1893; (valid as)

Puntius sealei

Barbus sealei; (valid as)
Barbodes sealei Herre, 1933; (valid as)
Puntius sealei Doi, 1997; (valid as)

Puntius semifasciolatus Mai, 1978

Barbus snyderi; (synonym)
Puntius aureus; (synonym)
Puntius fasciolatus; (synonym)
Puntius fernandezypezi; (synonym)
Barbus fasciolatus Gìnther, 1868; (1 homonym)
Barbus fasciolatus Gìnther, 1868; (synonym)
Barbus semifasciolatus Gìnther, 1868; (replacement)
Barbus semifasciolatus Gìnther, 1868; (valid as)
Barbus aureus Tirant, 1883; (2 homonym)
Barbus aureus Tirant, 1883; (synonym)
Puntius snyderi Oshima, 1919; (synonym)
Barbus hainani Lohberger, 1929; (synonym)
Barbus fernandez-ypezi Fowler, 1958; (misspelling)
Barbus fernandezypezi Fowler, 1958; (replacement)
Barbus fernandezypezi Fowler, 1958; (synonym)
Capoeta semifasciolata Wu et al., 1977; (valid as)

Puntius setnai Chhapgar & Sane, 1992

Barbus setnai; (valid as)

Puntius shalynius Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975

Barbus shalynius; (valid as)

Puntius sharmai Menon & Rema Devi, 1992

Barbus sharmai; (valid as)

Puntius singhala

Barbus singhala Duncker, 1912; (valid as)
Puntius singhala Talwar & Jhingran, 1991; (valid as)

Puntius sirang Herre, 1953

Barbus sirang; (valid as)
Barbodes sirang Herre, 1932; (valid as)

Puntius sophore Hamilton, 1822

Barbus sophore; (valid as)
Puntius annandalei; (synonym)
Puntius carletoni; (synonym)
Cyprinus sophore Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Systomus chrysopterus McClelland, 1839; (synonym)
Leuciscus stigma Valenciennes, 1844; (synonym)
Barbus annandalei Fowler, 1924; (synonym)
Barbus carletoni Fowler, 1924; (synonym)
Puntius sophore Shrestha, 1978

Puntius spilopterus Doi, 1997

Barbus spilopterus Fowler, 1934; (valid as)

Puntius srilankensis Pethiyagoda, 1991

Barbus srilankensis Senanayake, 1985; (valid as)

?Puntius sumatranus (Bleeker, 1863-64)

Capoeta sumatranus Bleeker, 1863-64
Barbus sumatranus; (synonym)
?Puntius sumatranus Bleeker, 1863-64

Puntius takhoaensis

Barbus takhoaensis; (synonym)
Puntius takhoaensis Mai (ex Hao & Hoa), 1978; (unavailable)

Puntius terio Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus terio; (valid as)
Cyprinus terio Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)

Puntius tetrazona Robins, Bailey, Bond, Brooker, Lachner, Lea & Scott, 1991

Barbus tetrazona; (valid as)
Capoeta tetrazona Bleeker, 1855; (valid as)

Puntius ticto (Fowler)

Barbus ticto Fowler
Barbus punctatus; (synonym)
Cyprinus ticto Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Puntius punctatus Day, 1865; (synonym)
Barbus stoliczkanus Day, 1871; (synonym)
Puntius stoliczkanus Day, 1871; (synonym)
Puntius ticto Shrestha, 1978

?P. t. melanomaculatus Deraniyagala, 1956

Barbus melanomaculatus; (synonym)
Puntius melanomaculatus; (synonym)

Puntius titius Shrestha, 1978

Barbus titius; (synonym)
Cyprinus titius Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Cyprinus titus Shrestha, 1978; (misspelling)

Puntius titteya Deraniyagala, 1929

Barbus titteya; (valid as)
Puntius titteya var. rubripinnis Deraniyagala, 1958; (unavailable, infrasubspecific)

Puntius tras Herre, 1953

Barbus tras; (valid as)
Barbodes tras Herre, 1926; (valid as)

?Puntius trifasciatus Kottelat, 1996

Barbus trifasciatus; (synonym)

Puntius tumba Herre, 1953

Barbus tumba; (valid as)
Barbodes tumba Herre, 1924; (valid as)

?Puntius umalii Wood, 1968

Barbus umalii; (synonym)

Puntius vittatus Day, 1865

Barbus coorgensis; (synonym)
Barbus muzaffarpurensis; (synonym)
Barbus vittatus; (valid as)
Puntius muzaffarpurensis Srivastava, Verma & Sharma, 1977; (synonym)
Puntius coorgensis Jayaram, 1982; (synonym)

Puntius waageni Talwar & Jhingran, 1991

Barbus waageni Day, 1872; (valid as)
Puntius waageni Day, 1872; (valid as)

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Additional information sources:

The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.

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