Pethia meingangbii

Pethia meingangbii is a species of cyprinid native to freshwater habitats in Manipur in northeastern India[2] and Myanmar.[1]

Pethia meingangbii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Pethia
Species:
P. meingangbii
Binomial name
Pethia meingangbii
(Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003)
Synonyms
  • Puntius meingangbii Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003

It is known from nine locations, but it is common in these areas and lacks major threats.[1] It is sometimes caught and eaten by locals.[1]

References

  1. Singh, L. 2010. Pethia meingangbii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pethia meingangbii" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Singh, L. 2015. Pethia meingangbii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T168547A6512154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T168547A6512154.en. Downloaded on 5 April 2016.


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