puntio, Cyprinus Hamilton [F.] 1822:318, 389 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Southern Bengal. No types known. •Synonym of Puntius terio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:102 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Puntius puntio (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:280 [ref. 20764], Doi 1997:11 [ref. 22832], Arunkumar & Tombe Singh 2003:483 [ref. 26926], Vishwanath & Laisram 2004:135 [ref. 27863], Kullander & Fang 2005:297 [ref. 28193]). •Status uncertain -- (Kullander 2008:81 [ref. 29716]). Current status: Uncertain as Puntius puntio (Hamilton 1822). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.