Pethia reval
| Pethia reval | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. reval
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| Binomial name | |
| Pethia reval | |
Pethia reval, the red-finned barb,[1] is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. This species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2][3]
Congener, Pethia cumingii, also a Sri Lankan endemic, has long been presumed to be dichromatic[4] with some populations exhibiting yellow fins and others displaying red fins. In 2008, the red-finned populations were elevated to the status of species and given the name, Pethia reval, while the yellow-finned form remains P. cumingii.[5] It is P. reval, the red-finned species, that has been kept most frequently by aquarists since the 1930s though identified as P. cumingii throughout the aquarium literature and aquarium trade until recently.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Freshwater Fishes of Sri Lanka".
- ^ Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pethia reval" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Pethia. Madhava Meegaskumbura, Anjana Silva, Kalana Maduwage 2008" (PDF).,
- ^ "Home" (PDF).
- ^ "Exotic Aquarium Fishes" by Dr. William T. Innes, Innes Publishing Co, Philadelphia, 1935
- ^ Hans A. Baensch & Riehl Rüdiger (1996). Aquarium Atlas (5th ed.). Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 978-3-88244-050-8.
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