Pethia ticto (Hamilton, 1822) (Ticto Barb)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/149942 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13187777 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B96E0105-7A5B-631F-EECC-3C18FE2AFAD6 |
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Felipe |
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Pethia ticto (Hamilton, 1822) (Ticto Barb) |
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2. Pethia ticto (Hamilton, 1822) (Ticto Barb) View in CoL
1822. Cyprinus ticto Hamilton, An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges: 314, 389, Pl. 8, fig. 87.
2012. Pethia ticto : Pethiyagoda et al., Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 23 (1): 81.
Material examined: V/4121 , 5 ex, 4.0– 4.5 cm, Purna River near Mahal village, 21.xi.2019 .
Distribution: Widely distributed in India. Abundantly found in the Purna and Gira rivers.
Remarks: It is a popular aquarium barb, easily identified with a long slanting black blotch above the pectoral fin and another similar but with golden edges on caudal peduncle over the end of anal fin.
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