Puntius binotatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Puntius binotatus

Species Authority:

(Valenciennes, 1842)

Common Name/s:

English

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Common Barb, Spotted Barb

Synonym/s:

Barbodes ivis (Seale, 1910)

Barbodes quinquemaculatus (Seale & Bean, 1907)

Barbus binotatus Valenciennes, 1842

Barbus blitonensis Bleeker, 1852

Barbus goniosoma (Bleeker, 1860)

Barbus ivis Seale, 1910

Barbus kusanensis Bleeker, 1852

Barbus maculatus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823

Barbus maculatus hagenii Popta, 1911

Barbus oresigenes Bleeker, 1850

Barbus palavanensis (non Boulenger, 1895)

Barbus polyspilos Bleeker, 1857

Barbus quinquemaculatus Seale & Bean, 1907

Capoeta binotata (Valenciennes, 1842)

Puntius ivis (Seale, 1910)

Puntius quinquemaculatus (Seale & Bean, 1907)

Puntius sibukensis Fowler, 1941

Systomus binoatus (Valenciennes, 1842)

Systomus binotatus (Valenciennes, 1842)

Systomus goniosoma Bleeker, 1860

Systomus maculatus (Valenciennes, 1842)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2009
Assessor/s:	Jenkins, A., Kullander, F.F. & Tan, H.H.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Darwall, W., Ram, M. & Smith, K. (SRLI Freshwater Fish Evaluation Workshop)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Assessed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution, ability to occupy a number of habitats and the lack of any known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is distributed in Asia, from Myanmar, through Thailand, to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Countries:	Native: Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam Introduced: Palau; Singapore
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Population [top]

Population:	P. binotatus is reported to be common in the Pahang River Basin, Malaysia (Khan et al. 1996), and in Singapore (Lim and Ng 2006).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	P. binotatus is a benthopelagic species that occurs from sea level to at least 2,000 m above sea level and is commonly found below waterfalls in isolated mountain streams and on small islands inhabited by few other freshwater fishes. It also inhabits medium to large rivers, stagnant water bodies (including sluggish flowing canals) and brooks of the middle Mekong. It is found in middle to bottom depths in fairly shallow waters.
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

P. binotatus is a benthopelagic species that occurs from sea level to at least 2,000 m above sea level and is commonly found below waterfalls in isolated mountain streams and on small islands inhabited by few other freshwater fishes. It also inhabits medium to large rivers, stagnant water bodies (including sluggish flowing canals) and brooks of the middle Mekong. It is found in middle to bottom depths in fairly shallow waters.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats to this species and its habitat are unknown at present.

Major Threat(s):

Threats to this species and its habitat are unknown at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures currently known to be in action at habitat or species level.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures currently known to be in action at habitat or species level.

Citation:	Jenkins, A., Kullander, F.F. & Tan, H.H. 2009. Puntius binotatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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