Puntius khohi

Description

Puntius khohi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae in Puntius genus. The species has been discovered in 2004, named and described by Dobriyal, R. Singh, Uniyal, H. K. Joshi, Phurailatpam & Bisht, Gharwhal university in Uttaranchal, India in 2004. The study and paper on Puntius khohi was published in journal of inland fish socitety the same year (2004). It was collected from a stream Sil Gad which originates from the western slopes of kalondanda south east of lansdowne in the foothills of himalaya. The specific name 'kohi refers to the river in which the Sil Gad stream joins.