Puntioplites
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Puntioplites is a genus of cyprinid
fish that occurs in Southeast Asia
. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish that occurs in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Species
- Puntioplites buluPuntioplites buluPuntioplites bulu is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntioplites....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1851) - Puntioplites falciferPuntioplites falciferPuntioplites falcifer is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntioplites....
H. M. SmithHugh McCormick SmithHugh McCormick Smith was an American ichthyologist and administrator in the Bureau of Fisheries.-Biography:...
, 1929 - Puntioplites proctozystronPuntioplites proctozystronPuntioplites proctozystron is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntioplites....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1865) - Puntioplites waandersiPuntioplites waandersiPuntioplites waandersi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntioplites....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1858-59)