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Taxon: Genus Puntius Hamilton, 1822 - spotted barbs (fish)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
   actualia - actual entities
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
       naturalia - natural bodies
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
           Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
             Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
               Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                 Clade dorsates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                   Clade podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2012
                     Clade Amorphea Adl et al. 2012 [Simpson, Medina & Adl 2020]
                       Clade Obazoa Brown, Sharpe, Silberman, Heiss, Lang, Simpson & Roger 2013
                         Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020] - animal-fungal clade
                           Superkingdom Holozoa Lang, O'Kelly, Nerad, Gray & Burger, 2002
                             Clade filozoa Shalchian-Tabrizi, Minge, Espelund, Orr, Ruden, Jakobsen & Cavalier-Smith, 2008
                               Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                                 Clade Planulozoa Wallberg, Thollesson, Farris & Jondelius 2004
                                   Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
                                     Clade Nephrozoa Jondelius, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguñà & Riutort 2002
                                       Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
                                         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
                                           Subphylum Craniata auct.
                                             Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates
                                               Clade Pan-Gnathostomata Downs 2020
                                                 Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
                                                   [crown] Clade Eugnathostomata
                                                     Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                       Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                         Clade Pan-Actinopterygii Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                           Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                             Clade Pan-Actinopteri Moore & Near 2020
                                                               Class Actinopteri Cope, 1871
                                                                 Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                                                                   Infraclass Teleosteomorpha Arratia, 2001
                                                                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                                                                       Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996 - crown-group Teleostei
                                                                         Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                                                                           Subcohort Otomorpha Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                                                                             Superorder Ostariophysi Sagemehl, 1885
                                                                               Section Otophysa Rosen & Greenwood, 1970
                                                                                 Superorder Cypriniphysae [monotypic]
                                                                                   Order Cypriniformes Bleeker, 1859 - carps, loaches, minnows, and relatives
                                                                                     Suborder Cyprinoidei Bleeker, 1859
                                                                                       Family Cyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815 - carps
                                                                                         Subfamily Smiliogastrinae Bleeker, 1863 - small barbs
                                                                                           Genus Puntius Hamilton, 1822 - spotted barbs
                                                                                             [Puntius baoulan (Herre, 1926) - baolan]
                                                                                             [Puntius clemensi (Herre, 1924) - bagangan]
                                                                                             [Puntius fasciolatus (Günther, 1868)] see Barbus fasciolatus Günther, 1868
                                                                                             [Puntius holotaenia (Boulenger, 1904)] see Barbus holotaenia Boulenger, 1904
                                                                                             [Puntius hulstaerti (Poll, 1945)] see Barbus hulstaerti Poll, 1945
                                                                                             [Puntius javanicus (Bleeker, 1850)]
                                                                                             [Puntius pachycheilus (Herre, 1924)]
                                                                                             [Puntius tras (Herre, 1926) - tras]
                                                                                             [Puntius viviparus Weber, 1897] see Barbus viviparus Weber, 1897
                                                                                             01 Puntius amarus (Herre, 1924) - pait
                                                                                             02 Puntius ambassis (Day, 1869)
                                                                                             03 Puntius amphibius (Valenciennes, 1842)
                                                                                             04 Puntius aphya (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             05 Puntius arenatus (Day, 1878)
                                                                                             06 Puntius assimilis (Jerdon, 1849)
                                                                                             07 Puntius aurotaeniatus (Tirant, 1885)
                                                                                             08 Puntius banksi Herre, 1940
                                                                                             09 Puntius bantolanensis (Day, 1914)
                                                                                             10 Puntius bimaculatus (Bleeker, 1863)
                                                                                             11 Puntius binotatus (Valenciennes, 1842) - spotted barb
                                                                                             12 Puntius bizonatus Vishwanath & Laisram, 2004
                                                                                             13 Puntius bramoides (Valenciennes, 1842)
                                                                                             14 Puntius brevis (Bleeker, 1849) - swamp barb
                                                                                             14.0 [Puntius leiacanthus (Bleeker, 1860)] see Puntius brevis (Bleeker, 1849)
                                                                                             15 Puntius bunau Rachmatika, 2005
                                                                                             16 Puntius burmanicus (Day, 1878)
                                                                                             17 Puntius cataractae (Fowler, 1934)
                                                                                             18 Puntius cauveriensis (Hora, 1937)
                                                                                             19 Puntius chalakkudiensis Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999
                                                                                             20 Puntius chola (Hamilton, 1822) - Chola barb
                                                                                             21 Puntius crescentus Yazdani & Singh, 1994
                                                                                             22 Puntius deccanensis Yazdani & Babu Rao, 1976
                                                                                             23 Puntius denisonii (Day, 1865) - red-line torpedo barb
                                                                                             24 Puntius disa (Herre, 1932) - disa
                                                                                             25 Puntius dorsalis (Jerdon, 1849)
                                                                                             26 Puntius dorsimaculatus (Ahl, 1923) - blackline barb
                                                                                             27 Puntius dunckeri (Ahl, 1929) - bigspot barb
                                                                                             28 Puntius everetti (Boulenger, 1894) - clown barb
                                                                                             29 Puntius flavifuscus (Herre, 1924) - katapa-tapa
                                                                                             30 Puntius fraseri (Hora & Misra, 1938)
                                                                                             31 Puntius gemellus Kottelat, 1996
                                                                                             32 Puntius guganio (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             33 Puntius hemictenus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
                                                                                             34 Puntius herrei (Fowler, 1934)
                                                                                             35 Puntius jacobusboehlkei (Fowler, 1958)
                                                                                             36 Puntius jayarami Vishwanath & Tombi Singh, 1986
                                                                                             37 Puntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904) - striped barb
                                                                                             37.0 [Puntius eugrammus Silas, 1956] see Puntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904)
                                                                                             38 Puntius kamalika Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2008
                                                                                             39 Puntius katolo (Herre, 1924) - katolo
                                                                                             40 Puntius kelumi Pethiyagoda, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008
                                                                                             41 Puntius khohi Dobriyal, Singh, Uniyal, Joshi, Phurailatpam & Bisht, 2004
                                                                                             42 Puntius kuchingensis Herre, 1940
                                                                                             43 Puntius lanaoensis (Herre, 1924) - kandar
                                                                                             44 Puntius lateristriga (Valenciennes, 1842) - spanner barb
                                                                                             45 Puntius layardi (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             46 Puntius lindog (Herre, 1924) - lindog
                                                                                             47 Puntius lineatus (Duncker, 1904) - lined barb
                                                                                             48 Puntius madhusoodani Kumar, Benno Pereira & Radhakrishnan, 2012
                                                                                             49 Puntius mahecola (Valenciennes, 1844)
                                                                                             50 Puntius manalak (Herre, 1924) - manalak
                                                                                             51 Puntius manguaoensis (Day, 1914)
                                                                                             52 Puntius manipurensis Menon, Rema Devi & Vishwanath, 2000
                                                                                             53 Puntius masyai Smith, 1945
                                                                                             54 Puntius melanostigma (Day, 1878)
                                                                                             55 Puntius microps (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             56 Puntius morehensis Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 1998
                                                                                             57 Puntius mudumalaiensis Menon & Rema Devi, 1992
                                                                                             58 Puntius muzaffarpurensis Srivastava, Verma & Sharma, 1977
                                                                                             59 Puntius nangalensis Jayaram, 1990
                                                                                             60 Puntius oligolepis (Bleeker, 1853) - checker barb
                                                                                             61 Puntius parrah Day, 1865
                                                                                             62 Puntius paucimaculatus Wang & Ni, 1982
                                                                                             63 Puntius pugio Kullander, 2008
                                                                                             64 Puntius punjabensis (Day, 1871)
                                                                                             64.0 [Puntius punjaubensis (Day, 1871)] see Puntius punjabensis (Day, 1871)
                                                                                             65 Puntius rhombeus Kottelat, 2000
                                                                                             66 Puntius sahyadriensis Silas, 1953
                                                                                             67 Puntius schanicus (Boulenger, 1893)
                                                                                             68 Puntius sealei (Herre, 1933)
                                                                                             69 Puntius semifasciolatus (Günther, 1868) - China barb
                                                                                             69.0 [Puntius sachsii (Ahl, 1923) - goldfinned barb] see Puntius semifasciolatus (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             70 Puntius sharmai Menon & Rema Devi, 1993
                                                                                             71 Puntius sirang (Herre, 1932) - sirang
                                                                                             72 Puntius snyderi Oshima, 1919
                                                                                             73 Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822) - pool barb
                                                                                             74 Puntius sophoroides (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             75 Puntius spilopterus (Fowler, 1934)
                                                                                             76 Puntius takhoaensis Nguyen & Doan, 1969
                                                                                             77 Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822) - onespot barb
                                                                                             78 Puntius thermalis (Valenciennes, 1844)
                                                                                             79 Puntius titteya Deraniyagala, 1929 - cherry barb
                                                                                             80 Puntius trifasciatus Kottelat, 1996
                                                                                             81 Puntius tumba (Herre, 1924) - tumba
                                                                                             82 Puntius vittatus Day, 1865 - greenstripe barb
                                                                                             83 Puntius waageni (Day, 1872)
                                                                                             84 Puntius puntio (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.01 [Puntius montanoi Sauvage, 1881]
                                                                                             n.02 [Puntius bovanicus (Day, 1877)] see Barbodes bovanicus (Day, 1877)
                                                                                             n.03.1 [Puntius gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)] see Barbonymus gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)
                                                                                             n.03.1.0 ["Puntius goniotus" Bleeker, 1849] see Puntius gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)
                                                                                             n.03.2 [Puntius schwanenfeldii (Bleeker, 1854)] see Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Bleeker, 1854)
                                                                                             n.03.2.0 ["Puntius schwanefeldi" (Bleeker, 1854)] see Puntius schwanenfeldii (Bleeker, 1854)
                                                                                             n.04 [Puntius okae Fowler, 1949] see Barbus okae (Fowler, 1949)
                                                                                             n.05.1 [Puntius arulius (Jerdon, 1849) - Arulius barb] see Dawkinsia arulius (Jerdon, 1849)
                                                                                             n.05.2 [Puntius exclamatio Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005] see Dawkinsia exclamatio (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005)
                                                                                             n.05.3 [Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844) - blackspot barb] see Dawkinsia filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1844)
                                                                                             n.05.4 [Puntius rohani Rema Devi, Indra & Knight, 2010] see Dawkinsia rohani (Rema Devi, Indra & Knight, 2010)
                                                                                             n.05.5 [Puntius srilankensis (Senanayake, 1985)] see Dawkinsia srilankensis (Senanayake, 1985)
                                                                                             n.05.6 [Puntius tambraparniei Silas, 1954] see Dawkinsia tambraparniei (Silas, 1954)
                                                                                             n.06.1 [Puntius fasciatus (Jerdon, 1849)] see Dravidia fasciata (Jerdon, 1849)
                                                                                             n.06.2 [Puntius kannikattiensis Arunachalam & Johnson, 2003] see Dravidia kannikattiensis (Arunachalam & Johnson, 2003)
                                                                                             n.06.3 [Puntius melanampyx (Day, 1865)] see Dravidia melanampyx (Day, 1865)
                                                                                             n.07 [Puntius ophicephalus (Raj, 1941)] see Eechathalakenda ophicephalus (Raj, 1941)
                                                                                             n.08 [Puntius carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849) - carnatic carp] see Hypselobarbus carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849)
                                                                                             n.09 [Puntius coorgensis Jayaram, 1982] see Oreichthys cosuatis (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.10.01 [Puntius ater Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007] see Pethia ater (Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007)
                                                                                             n.10.02 [Puntius bandula Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991] see Pethia bandula (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991)
                                                                                             n.10.03 [Puntius conchonius (Hamilton, 1822) - rosy barb] see Pethia conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.10.04 [Puntius cumingii (Günther, 1868) - Cuming's barb] see Pethia cumingii (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             n.10.04.0 ["Puntius cumingi" (Günther, 1868)] see Puntius cumingii (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             n.10.05 [Puntius didi Kullander & Fang, 2005] see Pethia didi (Kullander & Fang, 2005)
                                                                                             n.10.06 [Puntius erythromycter Kullander, 2008] see Pethia erythromycter (Kullander, 2008)
                                                                                             n.10.07 [Puntius gelius (Hamilton, 1822) - dwarf barb] see Pethia gelius (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.10.08 [Puntius khugae Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007] see Pethia khugae (Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007)
                                                                                             n.10.09 [Puntius macrogramma Kullander, 2008] see Pethia macrogramma (Kullander, 2008)
                                                                                             n.10.10 [Puntius meingangbii Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003] see Pethia meingangbii (Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003)
                                                                                             n.10.11 [Puntius muvattupuzhaensis Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran, 2005] see Pethia muvattupuzhaensis (Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran, 2005)
                                                                                             n.10.12 [Puntius nankyweensis Kullander, 2008] see Pethia nankyweensis (Kullander, 2008)
                                                                                             n.10.13 [Puntius narayani (Hora, 1937)] see Pethia narayani (Hora, 1937)
                                                                                             n.10.14 [Puntius nigrofasciatus (Günther, 1868) - black ruby barb] see Pethia nigrofasciata (Günther, 1868)
                                                                                             n.10.15 [Puntius ornatus Vishwanath & Laisram, 2004] see Pethia ornatus (Vishwanath & Laisram, 2004)
                                                                                             n.10.16 [Puntius padamya Kullander & Britz, 2008] see Pethia padamya (Kullander & Britz, 2008)
                                                                                             n.10.17 [Puntius phutunio (Hamilton, 1822) - dwarf barb] see Pethia phutunio (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.10.18 [Puntius pookodensis Mercy & Jacob, 2007] see Pethia pookodensis (Mercy & Jacob, 2007)
                                                                                             n.10.19 [Puntius punctatus Day, 1865] see Pethia punctata (Day, 1865)
                                                                                             n.10.20 [Puntius setnai Chhapgar & Sane, 1992] see Pethia setnai (Chhapgar & Sane, 1992)
                                                                                             n.10.21 [Puntius shalynius Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975] see Pethia shalynius (Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975)
                                                                                             n.10.22 [Puntius stoliczkanus (Day, 1871)] see Pethia stoliczkana (Day, 1871)
                                                                                             n.10.23 [Puntius thelys Kullander, 2008] see Pethia thelys (Kullander, 2008)
                                                                                             n.10.24 [Puntius tiantian Kullander & Fang, 2005] see Pethia tiantian (Kullander & Fang, 2005)
                                                                                             n.10.25 [Puntius ticto (Hamilton, 1822) - firefin barb] see Pethia ticto (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.10.26 [Puntius yuensis Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003] see Pethia yuensis (Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003)
                                                                                             n.11.01 [Puntius anchisporus (Vaillant, 1902)] see Systomus anchisporus (Vaillant, 1902)
                                                                                             n.11.02 [Puntius asoka Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989 - Asoka Barb] see Systomus asoka (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989)
                                                                                             n.11.03 [Puntius compressiformis (Cockerell, 1913)] see Systomus compressiformis (Cockerell, 1913)
                                                                                             n.11.04 [Puntius endecanalis Roberts, 1989] see Systomus endecanalis (Roberts, 1989)
                                                                                             n.11.05 [Puntius foerschi (Kottelat, 1982)] see Systomus foerschi (Kottelat, 1982)
                                                                                             n.11.06 [Puntius hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)] see Systomus hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)
                                                                                             n.11.07 [Puntius martenstyni Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991] see Systomus martenstyni (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991)
                                                                                             n.11.08 [Puntius orphoides (Valenciennes, 1842)] see Systomus orphoides (Valenciennes, 1842)
                                                                                             n.11.09 [Puntius partipentazona (Fowler, 1934)] see Systomus partipentazona (Fowler, 1934)
                                                                                             n.11.10 [Puntius pentazona (Boulenger, 1894) - belted barb] see Systomus pentazona (Boulenger, 1894)
                                                                                             n.11.11 [Puntius pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1863 - side striped barb] see Systomus pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1863)
                                                                                             n.11.12 [Puntius rhomboocellatus Koumans, 1940] see Systomus rhomboocellatus (Koumans, 1940)
                                                                                             n.11.13 [Puntius sarana (Hamilton, 1822)] see Systomus sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.11.13.0 [Puntius roseipinnis (Valenciennes, 1842)] see Systomus sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
                                                                                             n.11.14 [Puntius tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855) - partbelt barb] see Systomus tetrazona (Bleeker, 1855)

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