thermalis, Leuciscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:94, Pl. 490 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Source of hot water (50°) of Cania, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3364 (3). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:27 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Puntius chola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:149 [ref. 32989]). •Uncertain in genus Puntius -- (Plamoottil & Johnson 2020:100 [ref. 37958]). •Valid as Puntius thermalis (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:73 [ref. 32071], Ren et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37805]). Current status: Valid as Puntius thermalis (Valenciennes 1844). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: South Asia: Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.