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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Puntius: Lantin, punctum = point, the point of the sword (Ref. 45335); madhusoodani: Named for Prof. Dr. B. Madhusoodana Kurup, honoring his contribution to the taxonomy and conservation of freshwater fishes of Kerala. A noun in the masculine genitive singular.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Manimala River in Kerala, India.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89446)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished from all other species of Puntius by the combination of following characters: presence of one pair of short maxillary barbels less than eye diameter and 4.39% in SL; smaller snout forming 8.06% in SL; 25-26 lateral line scales; dorsal fin inserted nearer to tip of snout, than to caudal fin base; absence of spot at the dorsal fin base; paired fins hyaline, and the branched rays of the dorsal and anal fin tinted with black (Ref. 89446).

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Krishnakumar, K., F.G. Benno Pereira and K.V. Radhakrishnan, 2012. Puntius madhusoodani (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of barb from Manimala River, Kerala, South India. Biosystematica 5(2):31-37 (Ref. 89446)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Puntius madhusoodani Krishnakumar, Benno Pereira & Radhakrishnan, 2012