muvattupuzhaensis, Puntius Jameela Beevi [K. S.] & Ramachandran [A.] 2005:83, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 102 (pt 1); ref. 28531] Muvattupuzha River, Ooramana, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI WGFRS F 12241. Paratypes: (4). Paratypes number 3, 2 belong to another genus (Katwate et al. 2014:215 [ref. 33571]). •Valid as Puntius muvattupuzhaensis Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran 2005 -- (Knight et al. 2012:2413 [ref. 31841]). •Synonym of Pethia punctatus (Day 1865) -- (Katwate et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33571]). •Valid as Pethia muvattupuzhaensis (Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran 2005) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:81 [ref. 32071], Lalramliana et al. 2014:373 [ref. 33389], Katwate et al. 2014:5814 [ref. 33390], Katwate et al. 2014:242 [ref. 33433], Atkore et al. 2015:295 [ref. 33789], Bleher 2018:683 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Pethia muvattupuzhaensis (Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran 2005). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: Muvattupuzha River drainage, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.