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Desmopuntius 
Summary
Desmopuntius is a genus of small freshwater cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.[1] They were formerly included in Puntius.[1]
| Desmopuntius | |
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| Six-banded tiger barb, Desmopuntius hexazona | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Desmopuntius Kottelat, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus hexazona M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912
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Etymology edit
The name Desmopuntius is derived from the Greek language δεσμψτης ("desmotes") meaning 'prisoner' and genus name "Puntius", a reference to the striped outfits commonly attributed to prison wear.[1]
Species edit
According to FishBase, there are currently seven recognized species in this genus.[2] Another species recognized as Systomus endecanalis by FishBase is placed in the genus Desmopuntius by Catalog of Fishes, following a taxonomic review by Maurice Kottelat in 2013.[1]
- Desmopuntius foerschi (Kottelat, 1982)
- Desmopuntius gemellus (Kottelat, 1996)
- Desmopuntius hexazona (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) (Six-banded tiger barb)
- Desmopuntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904) (Striped barb)
- Desmopuntius pentazona (Boulenger, 1894) (Fiveband barb)
- Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus (Koumans, 1940) (Snakeskin barb)
- Desmopuntius trifasciatus (Kottelat, 1996)
References edit
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- ^ a b c d Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Desmopuntius in FishBase. February 2019 version.