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Pethia reval

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Pethia reval
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pethia
Species:
P. reval
Binomial name
Pethia reval

Pethia reval, the red-finned barb,[1] is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. This species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2][3]

Congener, Pethia cumingii, also a Sri Lankan endemic, has long been presumed to be dichromatic[4] with some populations exhibiting yellow fins and others displaying red fins. In 2008, the red-finned populations were elevated to the status of species and given the name, Pethia reval, while the yellow-finned form remains P. cumingii.[5] It is P. reval, the red-finned species, that has been kept most frequently by aquarists since the 1930s though identified as P. cumingii throughout the aquarium literature and aquarium trade until recently.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Freshwater Fishes of Sri Lanka".
  2. ^ Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia reval". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. ^ "Pethia. Madhava Meegaskumbura, Anjana Silva, Kalana Maduwage 2008" (PDF).,
  5. ^ "Home" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Exotic Aquarium Fishes" by Dr. William T. Innes, Innes Publishing Co, Philadelphia, 1935
  7. ^ Hans A. Baensch & Riehl Rüdiger (1996). Aquarium Atlas (5th ed.). Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 978-3-88244-050-8.