afasciatus, Puntius Jayaram [K. C.] 1990:107, Fig. 2 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 87 (pt 1); ref. 20047] Vellakaravi and Vathakad village, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India. Holotype: ZSI F2985/2. See Das 2003:360 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Puntius melanampyx (Day 1865) -- (Menon 1999:96 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Puntius fasciatus (Jerdon 1849) based on placement of melanampyx. •Valid as Dravidia afasciata (Jayaram 1990) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:78 [ref. 32071]). •Valid as Haludaria afasciatus (Jayaram 1990) -- (Pethiyagoda 2013:199 [ref. 32691], Bleher 2018:544 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Haludaria afasciata (Jayaram 1990). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: Tamil Nadu, India. Habitat: freshwater.