Pethia sanjaymoluri

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Smiliogastrinae
Genus Pethia
Species: Pethia sanjaymoluri

Name

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

English: Sanjay’s Black-tip Pethia

References

• 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.