Puntius puntio is a valid scientific name.

Puntius puntio (Hamilton, 1822)

Puntio barb - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Puntius
Species	:	Puntius puntio

Common Names:

English	:	Puntio barb[6]
Bangla	:	Data not available

Synonyms:

Cyprinus puntio Hamilton, 1822
Barbus puntio (Hamilton, 1822)

Maximum Length and Weight:

7.5 cm (TL) ^[347]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Data not available

Taxonomic Formula:

D iii 8; A ii 5; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 11(3/8); A 7(2/5); P 15; V 9; C 21; L.ls 23; L.tr 5/4 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Data Deficient (DD)	(Version 3.1) [397]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[6] India[6] Myanmar[6]
Bangladesh	:	Chitra river, Jashore[793] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Beel, Baor, River ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available