On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu

On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu

Small sized freshwater fishes that prefer specialized aquatic habitats tend to be overlooked in most ichthyofaunal surveys. This is evident from sporadic collections that identify species of fish that were not previously known from the region or locality. In this paper the discovery of Puntius geliu...

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Main Author: J.D.M. Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1183
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spelling doaj-729f0e090cd74a0087247b7c25493e072020-11-25T03:14:22ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072010-03-012378678710.11609/JoTT.o2298.786-71163On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil NaduJ.D.M. KnightSmall sized freshwater fishes that prefer specialized aquatic habitats tend to be overlooked in most ichthyofaunal surveys. This is evident from sporadic collections that identify species of fish that were not previously known from the region or locality. In this paper the discovery of Puntius gelius from Chennai is reported. P. gelius interstingly is a species that is popular amongst hobbyists in the western world. Its occurrence in Chennai and further south in Cuddalore extends its geographical range southward by more than 800kms.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1183
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On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu
Journal of Threatened Taxa
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title On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu
title_short On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu
title_full On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu
title_fullStr On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu
title_full_unstemmed On a record of <i>Puntius gelius</i> (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Tamil Nadu
title_sort on a record of <i>puntius gelius</i> (hamilton, 1822) (teleostei: cypriniformes: cyprinidae) from tamil nadu
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
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0974-7907
publishDate 2010-03-01
description Small sized freshwater fishes that prefer specialized aquatic habitats tend to be overlooked in most ichthyofaunal surveys. This is evident from sporadic collections that identify species of fish that were not previously known from the region or locality. In this paper the discovery of Puntius gelius from Chennai is reported. P. gelius interstingly is a species that is popular amongst hobbyists in the western world. Its occurrence in Chennai and further south in Cuddalore extends its geographical range southward by more than 800kms.
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