Pethia ticto (Hamilton, 1822)

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Raina, R. H., 2019, Exploration of Fish Diversity in the West Banas River, Banaskantha, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (3) : -

1. Pethia ticto (Hamilton, 1822)

1822. Cyprinus ticto, Hamilton-Buchannan, Fishes of Ganges: 314,398, pl.8, fig.87 (type-locality: south eastern parts of Bengal).

2015. Pethia ticto, Atkore, V. M., Knight, J. D. M., Rema Devi, K. and Krishnaswamy, J. 2015 (4 May) A new species of Pethia from the Western Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae ). Copeia 103 (2): 290-296.

Common name: Two- Spot barb.

Material examined: 1 ex., West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha , Gujarat, 11.xii.2017, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg. No. V/3633 .

Diagnostic characters: D ii 8; A ii 5; P i 12; V i 8. Body extended, mouth petite & terminal, barbels absent, dorsal fin situated posterior to base of pelvic fin with its last unbranched ray osseous, solid and saw-toothed at posterior edge, pectoral fin with a black spot; lateral line complete with 23 scales.

Geographical distribution: Extensively distributed in India in diverse aquatic ecosystems.

Remarks: It is a quite common fish relished by the birds and is also a popular barb of the aquaria.