Puntius tiantian

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Puntius tiantian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Puntius Species: P. tiantian
Binomial name
Puntius tiantian Kullander & Fang, 2005

Puntius tiantian is a species of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It has only been recorded from streams in the vicinity of Putao in the far north of Myanmar.

This is a small fish with a standard length of up to 45 mm. It is generally brownish with a dark vertical bar just behind the operculum and a round dark blotch on the caudal peduncle. Other Puntius species are similarly marked but P. tiantian can be distinguished by its longer lateral line, reaching all the way back to the base of the caudal fin. Puntius didi, a similarly marked species found in the same drainage basin, differs from P. tiantian in having a deeper body and a longer dorsal fin with two rows of dark markings rather than one.

[edit] References

• Two New Species of Puntius from Northern Myanmar