Pethia setnai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Pethia
Species:
P. setnai
Binomial name
Pethia setnai
(Chhapgar & Sane, 1992)
Synonyms
  • Puntius setnai Chhapgar & Sane, 1992

Pethia setnai is a species of cyprinid fish native to streams of the Western Ghats, India.[1] It is an 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]

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 an 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 can't 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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ "Pethia setnai – Narayan Barb (Puntius setnai, Puntius narayani) – Seriously Fish". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pethia setnai" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  5. ↑ "INSA :: Deceased Fellow Detail". insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Department of Fisheries Government of Maharashtra, India". fisheries.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ↑ 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
  8. 1 2 "Pethia Setnai missed state fish tag, but draws curiosity". The Times of India. TNN. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.


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