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Puntius pugio Kullander, 2008

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Myanmar country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lake Indawgyi, Nan Kywe Chaung in Myitkyina, lower Bago River and upper Sittoung River (Ref. 75627). Recorded from the Ayeyarwaddy [Irrawaddy] River drainage (Ref. 75627).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bm.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kullander, S.O., 2008
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Common names from other countries

Ogapuntius, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Puntius: Lantin, punctum = point, the point of the sword (Ref. 45335);  pugio: The specific name is a Latin for a dagger. This species is named for its prominent, long, sharp, spine-like last unbranched dorsal fin ray, which in contrast to species with similar color pattern lacks serrae along the posterior borders..
  More on author: Kullander.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico.   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: Lake Indawgyi, Nan Kywe Chaung in Myitkyina, lower Bago River and upper Sittoung River in Myanmar.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 75627)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 12; Raggi anali molli: 8. Differs from all congeners except Puntius sophore, Puntius chola, Puntius brevis, and Puntius burmanicus by having frontoparietal fontanel, and from those species by presence of dark band encircling caudal peduncle. Barbels absent, lateral line complete, last unbranched dorsal fin ray compact except distally, and serrae absent (Ref. 75627).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

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Kullander, S.O., 2008. Five new species of Puntius from Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(1):59-84. (Ref. 75627)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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