Redescription of Pethia melanomaculata (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka

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Title:	Redescription of Pethia melanomaculata (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka
Contributor(s):	Batuwita, Sudesh (author); Maduwage, Kalana (author) ; Sudasinghe, Hiranya (author)
Publication Date:	2015-03-23
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.3936.4.7
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/59880
Abstract:	The name Pethia melanomaculata (Deraniyagala) is available for the Sri Lankan fish previously referred to P. ticto, being distinguished from its Indian congeners by the combination of the following characters" having ½4/1/3½ scales in transverse line on body" body depth 32.4–41.5% of standard length (SL)" head length (HL) 26.1–29.2% of SL" snout length 25.3–35.6% of HL" eye diameter 24.4–31.9% of HL" a small black humeral spot on lateral-line scales 3 or 4" a black spot on caudal peduncle, on scales 16–18 of the lateral line series" 3 unbranched dorsal-fin rays, the last one strongly serrated, with 8–11 serrae.
Publication Type:	Journal Article
Source of Publication:	Zootaxa, 3936(4), p. 575-583
Publisher:	Magnolia Press
Place of Publication:	New Zealand
ISSN:	1175-5334 1175-5326
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	3205 Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:	Journal Article School of Science and Technology

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