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Pethia setnai is a species of cyprinid fish native to streams of the Western Ghats, India.[1] It is a endemic fish and is most commonly found in flowing sections of hill streams and smaller rivers.[2][3] It can reach a length of up to 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.[4] The species named after later Dr. Sam Bomansha Setna,[5] who was the first Director of Fisheries of the erstwhile Bombay State.[6][7]
| Pethia setnai | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. setnai |
| Binomial name | |
| Pethia setnai (Chhapgar & Sane, 1992) | |
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This species of fish needs the water temperature 20 – 26 °C, pH of 6.0 - 7.5 and the Hardness 90 – 268 ppm.
It is a omnivore and most likely to be found eating worms, as well as insects, other small sized Invertebrate, plant material and organic detritus.
This fish is to be thought as a good potential as an aquarium fish if it was to be bred in large numbers but cant currently as it has restricted distribution[8] and has been included in IUCN Red List as vulnerable.[1] Mining operations, tourism activities, organic wastes and sewage are reported as major threats to this species.[8]
References
- Dahanukar, N. 2011. Pethia setnai. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
- "Pethia setnai – Narayan Barb (Puntius setnai, Puntius narayani) — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- Katwate, U., M.S. Paingankar, S. Jadhav& N. Dahanukar(2013). Phylogenetic position and osteology of Pethia setnai (Chhapgar & Sane, 1992), an endemic barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) of the Western Ghats, India, with notes on its distribution and threats. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(17): 5214–5227; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3857.5214-27
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pethia setnai" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- "INSA :: Deceased Fellow Detail". www.insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Department of Fisheries Government of Maharashtra, India". fisheries.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- Chhapgar, B.F. & S.R. Sane (1992). A new fish of the genus PuntiusHamilton (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from Goa. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 89: 357–359
- "Pethia Setnai missed state fish tag, but draws curiosity | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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