Puntius waageni
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Puntius |
Species: | P. waageni
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Binomial name | |
Puntius waageni | |
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Puntius waageni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. This species is endemic to Pakistan.
The fish is named in honor of the geologist and paleontologist Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen (1841-1900), who collected the type specimen.[2]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Puntius waageni" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Categories:
- Puntius
- Freshwater fish of Pakistan
- Endemic fauna of Pakistan
- Taxa named by Francis Day
- Fish described in 1872
- Puntius stubs