Pethia lutea
Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Smiliogastrinae
Genus Pethia
Species: Pethia lutea
Name
editPethia lutea Katwate et al., 2014
- Holotype: BNHS FWF 71 .
- Paratypes (21): BNHS FWF 72-85 (14); WILD 14-PIS-061-064 (4); ZSI–WRC 3686-88 (3).
Type locality: Bhira (18.4410N & 73.2670E, elevation 50m), Kundalika River, Raigad District, Maharashtra, India.
Etymology: The specific name lutea is Latin for ‘yellow’ and is named for the characteristic bright yellow colored body in life.
References
edit- Katwate, U., Raghavan, R., Paingankar, M.S. & Dahanukar, N. 2014. Pethia lutea, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and new records of P. punctata from Northern Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(6): 5797–5818. DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o3929.5797-818Reference page.