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  • Puntius dorsalisCollected from the Courtallam Falls, Tamil nadu
  • Puntius dorsalisCollected from the Courtallam Falls, Tamil nadu
  • Puntius dorsalisCollected from the Courtallam Falls, Tamil nadu
  • Puntius dorsalisCollected from Chembarambakkam Lake, Madras, India
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Scientific Name Puntius dorsalis    (Jerdon, 1849)
Common Name Long Snouted Barb
Type Locality Madras, southern India.
Synonym(s) Barbus dorsalis, Systomus dorsalis, Systomus tristis
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Size 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: India and Sri Lanka.
Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2), pp 314.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2011 Jul 07 00:46)