Puntius kelumi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Puntius |
Species: | P. kelumi
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Binomial name | |
Puntius kelumi |
Puntius kelumi is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The fish is named in honor or Sri Lankan naturalist Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi. [2]
Identified by other Puntius species by last unbranched dorsal-fin ray becomes smooth. rostral barbels absent, but maxillary barbels present. 20-23 lateral-line scales. [3]