Pethia meingangbii
| Pethia meingangbii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. meingangbii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pethia meingangbii (Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003) | |
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Pethia meingangbii is a species of cyprinid native to Manipur, India.[2]
Pethia meingangbii is located in nine locations in northeast India and Myanmar. These species are known to be common in these areas and have no major threats. These species are found in freshwater rivers, streams, lakes, and pools. In India, the local people eat this species as food. The fish is sold in the Moreh Market, Manipur, India in very small scale.[1.]
References
- ↑ Singh, L. 2010. Puntius meingangbii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
- ↑ 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. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T168547A6512154.en. Downloaded on 05 April 2016.
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