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Five new species of Puntius from Myanmar - Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil

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Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 59-84, 13 figs., 8 tabs., March 2008<br />

© 2008 by <strong>Verlag</strong> <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Friedrich</strong> <strong>Pfeil</strong>, München, Germany – ISSN 0936-9902<br />

<strong>Five</strong> <strong>new</strong> <strong>species</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Puntius</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>Myanmar</strong><br />

(Teleostei: Cyprinidae)<br />

Sven O. Kullander*<br />

<strong>Five</strong> small <strong>species</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Puntius</strong>, all characterised by a prominent blotch or band on the caudal peduncle, occur<br />

syntopic in small streams around Myitkyina and also Lake Indawgyi in northern <strong>Myanmar</strong>. <strong>Puntius</strong> erythromycter,<br />

<strong>new</strong> <strong>species</strong>, is characterised by a small size (to 33.1 mm SL), a dark band around the caudal peduncle, an abbreviated<br />

lateral line, males with reddish snout beset with tubercles, and absence <strong>of</strong> barbels. <strong>Puntius</strong> nankyweensis,<br />

<strong>new</strong> <strong>species</strong>, is diagnosed by a small size (to 32.5 mm SL), presence <strong>of</strong> minute barbels, a dark band around<br />

the caudal peduncle, an abbreviated lateral line, and absence <strong>of</strong> a scale row above the lateral line. <strong>Puntius</strong> thelys,<br />

<strong>new</strong> <strong>species</strong>, is a moderate sized <strong>species</strong> (to 41.8 mm SL), with an abbreviated lateral line, a dark blotch on the<br />

caudal peduncle, and absence <strong>of</strong> humeral marking. <strong>Puntius</strong> macrogramma, <strong>new</strong> <strong>species</strong>, is a moderate sized <strong>species</strong><br />

(to 50.9 mm SL), with complete or almost complete lateral line, a minute humeral spot, and a dark blotch on the<br />

caudal peduncle. <strong>Puntius</strong> erythromycter, P. nankyweensis, P. thelys, and P. macrogramma are referred to the P. conchonius<br />

<strong>species</strong> group. <strong>Puntius</strong> pugio, <strong>new</strong> <strong>species</strong>, reaching 39.3 mm SL, is similar to P. amphibius, P. brevis, P. burmanicus,<br />

P. chola, P. leiacanthus, P. sophore, and P. terio in the presence <strong>of</strong> a frontoparietal fontanelle and also<br />

characterised by the absence <strong>of</strong> barbels, a complete lateral line, last unbranched dorsal fin ray without serrae, and<br />

a dark band around the caudal peduncle. Cyprinus puntio Hamilton, 1822, originally described <strong>from</strong> India but<br />

later only reported <strong>from</strong> <strong>Myanmar</strong>, is considered to be a <strong>species</strong> inquirenda. It cannot be identified on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />

the description and there are no type specimens preserved.<br />

Introduction<br />

Small-sized <strong>species</strong> <strong>of</strong> the catch-all southern Asian<br />

cyprinid genus <strong>Puntius</strong> comprise over 60 <strong>species</strong>,<br />

ranging in distribution <strong>from</strong> the Indus drainage<br />

in Pakistan west to southern China. Although<br />

these <strong>species</strong> do not form a monophyletic group,<br />

several <strong>species</strong> groups have been recognised<br />

(Kortmulder, 1972; Kortmulder & van der Poll,<br />

1981; Kullander & Fang, 2005; Taki et al., 1978).<br />

Nineteen <strong>species</strong> <strong>from</strong> India and <strong>Myanmar</strong> conform<br />

to the P. conchonius <strong>species</strong> group, recognised<br />

first by Taki et al. (1978). So far only a few<br />

<strong>species</strong> <strong>of</strong> the P. conchonius <strong>species</strong> group have<br />

been reported <strong>from</strong> <strong>Myanmar</strong>, starting with Day<br />

(1870a-b, 1878) who described P. stoliczkanus <strong>from</strong><br />

Pegu (= Bago) and Moulmein (= Mawlamyine),<br />

and reported P. puntio <strong>from</strong> Sittoung. Kullander<br />

& Fang (2005) described P. didi <strong>from</strong> Myitkyina<br />

and Lake Indawgyi, and P. tiantian <strong>from</strong> Putao.<br />

Kullander & Fang (2005) suggested that P. phutunio<br />

reported by Hora & Mukerji (1929) <strong>from</strong><br />

Myitkyina and Lake Indawgyi was actually P. didi.<br />

<strong>Puntius</strong> phutunio is not otherwise reported <strong>from</strong><br />

* Department <strong>of</strong> Vertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum <strong>of</strong> Natural History, PO Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm,<br />

Sweden. E-mail: sven.kullander@nrm.se.<br />

Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 19, No. 1


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