Scientific Name - Systomus martenstyni (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991


  • Group
  • Sub-group
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Common names
    Dumbara pethiya (S) Sri Lanka Martenstyn's barb (E)
  • Habitat
  • Origin
    Endemic
  • National conservation status
    CR-Critically Endangered
  • Legal status
    Protected
  • Similar species
  • All vernacular names
Systomus martenstyni (Kottelat &  Pethiyagoda, 1991

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