Puntius terio is a valid scientific name.

Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822)

Onespot Barb - Teri punti - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Puntius
Species	:	Puntius terio

Common Names:

English	:	Onespot Barb[729] One-spot barb[6]
Bangla	:	Teri punti[5] Bhaidda punti[729]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus terio Hamilton, 1822
Barbus terio (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus terio (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus gibbosus McClelland, 1839
Cyprinus puntio (Non Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus puntio (Non Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius muzaffarpurensis (Non Srivastava et al, 1977 Nov)

Maximum Length and Weight:

63 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.3-4.5 : 3.3-3.5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.1-3.7 : 2.4-2.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3-3.6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .7-.9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.1-1.4 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 11(3/8); P₁. 14-15; P₂. 9; A. 8(3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 8; A ii 5; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

22-23 scales on lateral line. 9-10 scales on transverse series. 9 scales before dorsal fin base. 3 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [622]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [310]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Myanmar[37] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment: