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Shalyni barb

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Shalyni barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Pethia
Species:
P. shalynius
Binomial name
Pethia shalynius
(Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Puntius shalynius Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975

The Shalyni barb (Pethia shalynius), is a species of cyprinid fish found in hill streams of Meghalaya, India, A report from Assam may be mistaken.[1] This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dahanukar, N. 2010. Pethia shalynius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia shalynius". FishBase. April 2013 version.