Puntius

genus of fishes
Taxon taxon Q131627
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Puntius

Summary

Puntius is a taxon[1]. Puntius ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #1,606 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Puntius's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Puntius is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Puntius is classified within Cyprinidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Puntius is Puntius[6].
  • Puntius's Commons category is recorded as Puntius[7].
  • Puntius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puntius[8].
  • Puntius is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted barbs'}[9].
  • Puntius is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'สกุลพุนชัส'}[10].

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Classification

Puntius's scientific name is Puntius[6]. Puntius is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Puntius belongs to the parent taxon Cyprinidae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted barbs'}[9] and {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'สกุลพุนชัส'}[10].

Identifiers

Puntius's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 91587[11]. Puntius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27707[12]. Puntius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2363821[13]. Puntius's ITIS TSN is recorded as 163706[14].

Why It Matters

Puntius ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #1,606 of 195,241).[2] Puntius has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Puntius is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Puntius
    Taxon rank genus
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534884605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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