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Threatened fishes of the world: Puntius denisonii (Day 1865) (Cyprinidae)

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The bionomics and conservation status of a threatened, endemic fish Puntius denisonii has been reported.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695 581, India

    G. Prasad & Anvar Ali

  2. Department of Aquaculture, St. Albert’s College, Kochi, 682 018, India

    R. Raghavan

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Prasad, G., Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. Threatened fishes of the world: Puntius denisonii (Day 1865) (Cyprinidae). Environ Biol Fish 83, 189–190 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-007-9316-4

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