Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Smiliogastrinae
Genus Desmopuntius
Species: D. endecanalis – D. foerschi – D. gemellus – D. hexazona – D. johorensis – D. pentazona – D. rhomboocellatus – D. trifasciatus
Name
Desmopuntius Kottelat, 2013
Type species: Barbus hexazona Weber & de Beaufort, 1912
Etymology: Desmopuntius is made from the the Greek word δεσμψτης (desmotes, i.e. 'prisoner') and Puntius, referring to the barred pattern in clothing often associated with prisoners.
References
Primary references
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.
Desmopuntius is a genus of small freshwater cyprinids native to Southeast Asia.[1] They were formerly included in Puntius.[1]
Etymology
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
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
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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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Desmopuntius". FishBase. February 2019 version.
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