Species that contain: Puntius and punctatus [ 3 ] records

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.

punctatus, Puntius Day [F.] 1865:302 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1); ref. 5295] Cochin, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7746 (1), MCZ 4303 (1), NMW 54489-90 (2), RMNH 2545 (1), ZIN 8331 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762]. Also appeared in Day 1865:214, Pl. 7, fig. 1 [ref. 1074]. •Synonym of Puntius ticto (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:291 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Puntius ticto (Hamilton 1822), but a valid subspecies -- (Rema Devi 1993:198 [ref. 24010]). •Valid as Puntius punctatus Day 1865 -- (Rema Devi et al. 1996:134 [ref. 24021], Menon et al. 2000:267 [ref. 25168], Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran 2005:85 [ref. 28531], Mercy & Jacob 2007:78 [ref. 29454], Meegaskumbura et al. 2008:151 [ref. 29872], Knight et al. 2012:2413 [ref. 31841]). •Valid as Pethia punctata (Day 1865) -- (Pethiygoda 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], Katwate et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33571], Batuwita et al. 2015:580 [ref. 33714], Atkore et al. 2015:295 [ref. 33789], Katwate et al. 2015:414 [ref. 33839], Katwate et al. 2016:2044 [ref. 34413], Bleher 2018:682 [ref. 36647], Praveenraj et al. 2022:293 [ref. 39687]). Current status: Valid as Pethia punctata (Day 1865). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: Western Ghats, southern India. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatus, Puntius lateristriga Bănărescu [P. M.] & Bianco [P. G.] 1984:67, Fig. 3 [Cybium v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 8979] Small river 10 kilometers southeast of Segadau, Kapuas River basin, Indonesia. Holotype: IZA 8152. Paratypes: ISBB 3354 (3), IZA 8153 (3). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Puntius punctatus Day 1865. •In the synonymy of Puntius kuchingensis Herre 1940 -- (Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:154 [ref. 28284]). •Synonym of Barbodes kuchingensis (Herre 1940) -- (Kottelat 2013:78 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Barbodes kuchingensis (Herre 1940). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.