Pethia sanjaymoluri
Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Smiliogastrinae
Genus Pethia
Species: Pethia sanjaymoluri
Name edit
Pethia sanjaymoluri Katwate et al., 2016
- Holotype: BNHS FWF 138.
- Paratypes: BNHS FWF 139 (1), FWF 144–145 (2), FWF 146 (1); WILD 15-PIS-198–200 (3), 15-PIS-201–203 (3); ZSI-WRC P/4357–4359 (3), P/4356 (1).
Type locality: India, Maharashtra, Pune District, Pavana River near Rawet, 18°38'30"N; 73°45'13"E, 561 m a.s.l.
Etymology: The species is named after Sanjay Molur from the Zoo Outreach Organization, for his contribution to the conservation of threatened taxa in the South Asian region.
Vernacular names edit
References edit
- Katwate, U., Jadhav, S., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 2016. Pethia sanjaymoluri, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Fish Biology 88(5): 2027–2050. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12980 . Reference page.