Desmopuntius

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| image = Desmopuntius hexazona.jpg

| image_caption = Six-banded tiger barb, Desmopuntius hexazona

| taxon = Desmopuntius

| authority = Kottelat, 2013

| subdivision_ranks = Species

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| type_species = Barbus hexazona

| type_species_authority = M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912

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Desmopuntius is a genus of small freshwater cyprinids native to Southeast Asia. They were formerly included in Puntius.

Etymology

The name Desmopuntius is derived from the Greek language δεσμψτης ("desmotes") meaning 'prisoner' and genus name "Puntius", a reference to the striped outfits commonly attributed to prison wear.

Species

According to FishBase, there are currently seven recognized species in this genus.{{FishBase genus | genus = Desmopuntius| month = February| year = 2019}} Another species recognized as Systomus endecanalis by FishBase is placed in the genus Desmopuntius by Catalog of Fishes, following a taxonomic review by Maurice Kottelat in 2013.Kottelat, M. (2013): [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s27/rbz_S27.pdf The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225925/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s27/rbz_S27.pdf |date=December 2, 2013 }} The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.

Desmopuntius endecanalis (T. R. Roberts, 1989)
Desmopuntius foerschi (Kottelat, 1982)
Desmopuntius gemellus (Kottelat, 1996)
Desmopuntius hexazona (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) (Six-banded tiger barb)
Desmopuntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904) (Striped barb)
Desmopuntius pentazona (Boulenger, 1894) (Fiveband barb)
Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus (Koumans, 1940) (Snakeskin barb)
Desmopuntius trifasciatus (Kottelat, 1996)

References

Category:Smiliogastrinae

Category:Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat