The Mahecola barb (Puntius mahecola) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is widely found in Kerala, India where it is known to breed in paddy fields during the monsoon season.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Puntius |
| Species: | P. mahecola
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| Puntius mahecola (Valenciennes, 1844)[2]
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References edit
- ^ Abraham, R. (2011). "Puntius mahecola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172365A6876934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172365A6876934.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Puntius mahecola" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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