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Name

Scientific name

Pethia sp. 'Myanmar'

Described by

Not recorded

Family

Cyprinidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

Pethia sp. 'Myanmar' appears to be an undescribed small cyprinid, supposedly collected in northern Myanmar. This fish has been widely misid…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

55mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 18–24°C, pH 6–7.5

Hardness

1–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Myanmar

Writing

Etymology

Pethia: the generic vernacular name for small cyprinids in the Sinhala language.

Distribution

Unconfirmed but supposedly collected in northern Myanmar.

Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

Base dimensions of at least 75 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are required.

Maintenance

Choice of décor is not especially critical though it tends to show better colouration in a heavily-planted set-up with a dark substrate. The addition of some f…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Wild fish are probably foragers feeding on diatoms, algae, organic detritus, small insects, worms, crustaceans, and other zooplankton. In the aquarium it's eas…

Behaviour and compatibility

Generally very peaceful making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. Try to buy a mixed-sex group of at least 8-10 specimens, include…

Sexual dimorphism

Adult males are noticeably smaller, slimmer, and have a more intense colour-pattern than females.

Reproduction

Unreported.

Notes

This fish has been widely misidentified and sold as the congener P. tiantian or 'Burmese bumble-bee barb' but actually appears to be an undescribed member of t…

This fish has been widely misidentified and sold as the congener P. tiantian or 'Burmese bumble-bee barb' but actually appears to be an undescribed member of the genus Pethia.

The latter assemblage was erected by Pethiyagda et al. (2012) and includes certain former members of the genus Puntius, within which the majority were included in the Puntius conchonius 'group' of closely-related taxa.

They are defined by the following combination of shared characters: rostral barbels absent; maxillary barbels minute or absent; possession of a stiff, serrated last unbranched dorsal-fin ray; presence of a black blotch on the caudal peduncle, and frequently, black blotches, spots or bars on the side of the body; infraorbital 3 deep and partially overlapping the preoperculum.

The genus currently comprises P. ater, P. bandula, P. conchonius, P. cumingii, P. didi, P. erythromycter, P. gelius, P. khugae, P. macrogramma, P. manipurensis, P. meingangbii, P. melanomaculata, P. nankyweensis, P. nigripinnis, P. nigrofasciata, P. padamya, P. phutunio, P. pookodensis, P. punctatus, P. reval, P. shalynius, P. stoliczkana, P. thelys, P. ticto, P. melanomaculata, P. pookodensis, P. muvattupuzhaensis, P. ornatus, and P. yuensis.

The genus Puntius was viewed as a polyphyletic catch-all containing over 100 species of small to mid-sized cyprinid for a number of years until Pethiyagoda et al. (2012) published a partial review covering South Asian members.

The majority of sub-Himalayan Puntius species were reclassified and new genera Dawkinsia, Dravidia, and Pethia erected to accomodate some of them, with the remainder either retained in Puntius or moved to the existing Systomus assemblage, though the definition of the latter was altered meaning some Southeast Asian species formerly placed there are no longer members.

It subsequently became clear that the name Dravidia was preoccupied by a genus of flesh fly, therefore the replacement name Haludaria was made available by Pethiyagoda (2013).

No species from Indochina, China, or Indonesia were included in the study meaning a significant number of former Puntius are currently classed as incertae sedis, i.e., of uncertain taxonomic placement, and this also applies to a number of South Asian species of unresolved status.

They’re perhaps best referred to as ‘Puntius‘ for the time being whereby the genus name is surrounded by quotation marks to denote its questionable usage, and that is the convention used here on SF.

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