Abstract
Puntius, the most common cyprinids of south India, are widely used as ornamental and food fishes; they are abundantly distributed in diverse freshwater bodies of Kerala and adjacent states of India. Various taxonomic studies have been conducted on them during the last decade; discovery, description, redescription, splitting of taxa etc._ are more common in it compared to other taxa; it may be due to the unique species richness and high variability prevailing in the genus. Even though a lot of research works had been done on the genus, a consolidated account of all the species of Puntius is currently lacking; it is an endeavour for solving this difficulty. An account of all currently recognised Puntius species of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are included; their essential taxonomic details such as diagnostic characters and current status are inserted; a brief account of insufficiently known and forgotten fishes also entailed
Highlights
Cyprinids are food and aquarium fishes found throughout Asia, most of Africa, Europe, and North America
Cyprinidae, Taxonomy, Kerala, Review description, redescription, splitting of taxa etc._ are more common in it compared to other taxa; it may be due to the unique species richness and high variability prevailing in the genus
Species of Puntius were variously named as Barbus Cuvier (1816), Capoeta Valenciennes (1842), Leuciscus Cuvier (1816) and Systomus McClelland (1839) on different taxonomic grounds; fin ray counts (Hamilton, 1822), body proportions and meristic counts (Day, 1865, 1878, 1889; Jerdon, 1849), geography (Gunther, 1868), colour (Taki et al, 1978), osteology, barbels, karyotypes (Magtoon & Arai, 1939), morphometry (Jayaram, 1991), etc. were some of the criteria used in the classification of Puntius species
Summary
The most common cyprinids of south India, are widely used as Received:9/5/2020 ornamental and food fishes; they are abundantly distributed in diverse. Accepted:21/6/2020 freshwater bodies of Kerala and adjacent states of India. Various taxonomic studies have been conducted on them during the last decade; discovery, Keywords: Freshwater fishes. Cyprinidae, Taxonomy, Kerala, Review description, redescription, splitting of taxa etc._ are more common in it compared to other taxa; it may be due to the unique species richness and high variability prevailing in the genus. An account of all currently recognised Puntius species of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are included; their essential taxonomic details such as diagnostic characters and current status are inserted;. A brief account of insufficiently known and forgotten fishes entailed
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