Puntius deccanensis Yazdani & Babu Rao, 1976
Deccan barb
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Maharashtra, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Yazdani, G. M. and Rao, B. M. (1976). A new species of the genus Puntius (Hamilton) (Pisces: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from western India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 73(1): 171-175.
Other references:
Chandanshive, E. N., Kamble, S. M. and Yadav, B. E. (2007). Fish fauna of pavana river of Pune, Maharashtra. Zoos Print Journal 22(5): 2693-2694.
Jayaram, K. C. (1991). Revision of the Genus Puntius Hamilton from the Indian region (Pisces: Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, Cyprininae). Records of the Zoological Survey of India Occasional Paper 135: 1-178.
Karat, S., Dahanukar, N., Raut, R. and Mahabaleshwarkar, M. (2003). Long term changes in freshwater fish species composition in North Western Ghats, Pune district. Current Science 84(6): 816-822.
Raghavan, R. and Ali, A. (2013). Puntius deccanensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172345A6872881. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172345A6872881.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2015.
Wagh, G. K and Ghate, H. V. (2003). Freshwater fish fauna of the rivers Mula and Mutha, Pune, Maharashtra. Zoos Print Journal 18(1): 977-981.