Species that contain: Puntius and filamentosus [ 6 ] records

assimilis, Systomus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:319 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Nethravati River, Dharmasthala, Karnataka, India, 12°57'57.52"N, 75°22'12.14"E, elevation 83 meters [Canara [now Madikeri], Karnataka State, southern India.] Neotype: BNHS FWF 1010. Neotype designated by Katwate et al. 2020:214 [ref. 37497]. •Synonym of Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Menon 1999:92 [ref. 24904] as assiniglis). •Valid as Puntius assimilis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:134 [ref. 28274], Rema Devi et al. 2010:1121 [ref. 30982], Knight et al. 2011:1690 [ref. 31267]). •Valid as Dawkinsia assimilis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:80 [ref. 32071], Bleher 2018:416 [ref. 36647], Katwate et al. 2020:214 [ref. 37497], Ren et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37805], Katwate et al. 2020:725 [ref. 37975], Sudasinghe et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38706]). Current status: Valid as Dawkinsia assimilis (Jerdon 1849). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: South Asia: Nethravathi River drainage, Karnataka, southern Western Ghats (southern India). Habitat: freshwater.

filamentosus, Leuciscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:96, Pl. 492 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Alleppey [now Alappuzha, situated between Vembanad Lake (a brackish estuary) and the Arabian Sea, 9°20'N, 76°25'E, Kerala State, southwestern India]. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3908. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-3908 (9). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:27 [ref. 19574]. Lectotype established by Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:129 [ref. 28274]. •Valid as Puntius filamentosa or filamentosus (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Selvaraj & Abraham 1987:20 [ref. 19846], Pethiyagoda 1991:104 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:270 [ref. 20764], Indra 1991:238 [ref. 24005], Indra 1993:184 [ref. 24009], Indra 1994:415 [ref. 24015], Zacharias et al. 1996:40 [ref. 25526], Manimekalan 1998:435 [ref. 24989], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:153 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi et al. 1999:157 [ref. 24758], Menon 1999:92 [ref. 24904], Fuller et al. 1999:142 [ref. 25838], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26359], Yadav 2003:12 [ref. 27711], Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:129 [ref. 28274], Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:151 [ref. 28275], Rema Devi et al. 2010:1121 [ref. 30982], Knight et al. 2011:1690 [ref. 31267], Remya et al. 2013:46 [ref. 37136], Narasimhaiah et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34975]). •Valid as Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:80 [ref. 32071], Raghavan et al. 2013:4936 [ref. 32992], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172], Bleher 2018:420 [ref. 36647], Katwate et al. 2020:230 [ref. 37497], Ren et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37805] as filamentosus, Katwate et al. 2020:725 [ref. 37975], Sudasinghe et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38706], Chan et al. 2023:136 [ref. 40365]). Current status: Valid as Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes 1844). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: South Asia: southern Western Ghats (southern India). Introduced in Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lepidus, Puntius (Capoeta) Day [F.] 1868:196 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 1); ref. 1076] Bowany [= Bhavani] River, at Mettapolliam [= Mettupalayam], Tamil Nadu, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: BMNH 1868.10.27.22 (1), MCZ 4299 (1), ZSI A.791 (2, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Menon 1999:93 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Puntius assimilis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:134 [ref. 28274]). •Synonym of Dawkinsia assimilis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:80 [ref. 32071]). •Valid as Puntius lepidus Day 1868 -- (Ren et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37805]). •Valid as Dawkinsia lepida (Day 1868) -- (Katwate et al. 2020:224 [ref. 37497], Katwate et al. 2020:725 [ref. 37975], Sudasinghe et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38706]). Current status: Valid as Dawkinsia lepida (Day 1868). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: South Asia: Bhavani, Muvattupuzha and Chalakudy River drainages (Tamil Nadu and Kerala, southern India). Habitat: freshwater.

maderaspatensis, Systomus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:319 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Streepermatoor, near Madras [= Chennai], southern India. No types known. •Synonym of Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Menon 1999:92 [ref. 24904] as madraspatensis, Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:129 [ref. 28274]). •Synonym of Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes 1844). Current status: Synonym of Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes 1844). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mahecola, Leuciscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:305, Pl. 502 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Mahé, Kerala, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3896. Paralectotypes: MNHN 2005-0007 (5). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:27 [ref. 19574]. •Mention under Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:270 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Menon 1999:92 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Puntius mahecola (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Selvaraj & Abraham 1987:20 [ref. 19846], Indra 1991:238 [ref. 24005], Rema Devi et al. 1996:133 [ref. 24021], Zacharias et al. 1996:40 [ref. 25526], Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:146 [ref. 28275], Silva et al. 2008:60 [ref. 29719], Abraham 2011:1591 [ref. 31231], Krishnakumar et al. 2012:32 [ref. 31807], Krishnakumar et al. 2012:32 [ref. 31807], Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:73 [ref. 32071], Plamoottil 2014:140 [ref. 33650], Plamoottil 2016:5 [ref. 34781], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172], Bleher 2018:716 [ref. 36647], Plamoottil 2019:717 [ref. 37157], Plamoottil & Johnson 2020:96 [ref. 37958], Ren et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37805], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2020:101 [ref. 38032]). Current status: Valid as Puntius mahecola (Valenciennes 1844). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: South Asia: Kerala and Tamil Nadu (southern India). Habitat: freshwater.

singhala, Barbus Duncker [G.] 1912:263, Pl. (fig. 2) [Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 29; ref. 14839] Yakvella [Wakwella], Gin River basin, near Galle, Sri Lanka. Lectotype: ZMH H364. Paralectotypes: (potentially 5) BMNH 1913.5.24.7 (1); ZMH H365 (2), H366 (1), H367 (1). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:159 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:403 [ref. 21161] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:159 [ref. 19181]. Misspelled sinhala by authors. •Synonym of Puntius filamentosus (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:105 [ref. 20075], Menon 1999:93 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Puntius singhala (Duncker 1912) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:288 [ref. 20764], Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:130 [ref. 28274], Rema Devi et al. 2010:1121 [ref. 30982], Knight et al. 2011:1690 [ref. 31267]). •Valid as Dawkinsia singhala (Duncker 1912) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:80 [ref. 32071], Raghavan et al. 2013:4936 [ref. 32992]). •Synonym of Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Katwate et al. 2020:230 [ref. 37497]). •Valid as Dawkinsia singhala (Duncker 1912) -- (Ren et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37805]). Current status: Synonym of Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes 1844). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.