Keywords
Mananthavady River
New description
Puntius viridis
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Abstract
Puntius nigronotus, a new fish species of the family Cyprinidae, is described from Mananthavady River of Kerala, India. It is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: body deeper, maxillary barbels shorter and never reach nostrils, dorsal fin shorter, 9 branched rays in dorsal fin and 6 branched rays in anal fin, last unbranched dorsal fin ray feebly ossified and flexible, 27 lateral line scales, pre pelvic distance greater, caudal peduncle wide and lateral line straight.
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