Puntius deccanensis, the Deccan barb, is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is endemic to the Northern Western Ghats in India.[1]
| Deccan barb | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Puntius |
| Species: | P. deccanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Puntius deccanensis Yazdani & Babu Rao, 1976[2]
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References
edit- ^ a b Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Puntius deccanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172345A6872881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172345A6872881.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius deccanensis". FishBase.
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