- Puntius didi
Taxobox
name = "Puntius didi"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Cypriniformes
familia =Cyprinidae
genus = "Puntius "
species = "P. didi"
binomial = "Puntius didi"
binomial_authority = Kullander & Fang, 2005"Puntius didi" is a species of
fish belonging to the familyCyprinidae . It has only been recorded in the vicinity ofMyitkyina andIndawgyi Lake in the north ofMyanmar .This is a small fish with a standard length of up to 40 mm. It is generally brownish with a dark vertical bar just behind the operculum and a round dark blotch on the
caudal peduncle . "Puntius tiantian ", with a range close to this species, is similarly marked but "P. didi" can be distinguished by its truncatedlateral line , deeper body and longerdorsal fin with two rows of dark markings rather than one.References
* [http://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e32c81078a8d9249800020818/puntius2005%5B1%5D.pdf Two New Species of "Puntius" from Northern Myanmar]
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