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| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Dahanukar, N. |date=2011 |title=''Schismatorhynchos nukta'' |volume=2011 |article-number=e.T165548A6062907 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T165548A6062907.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref><br />
|taxon = Bangana nukta<br />
|authority = ([[William Henry Sykes|Sykes]], 1839)<br />
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| Cyprinus nukta | Sykes, 1839<br />
| Labeo nukta | (Sykes, 1839) <br />
| Schismatorhynchos nukta | (Sykes, 1839)<br />
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'''''Bangana nukta''''' is a species of [[cyprinid]] fish, also known as '''nukta'''.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name=FishBase/> It inhabits [[Krishna River|Krishna]] and [[Kaveri]] river systems in the states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> It is found in large streams and rivers with sand and boulder bed. It grows to {{convert|30|cm|abbr=on}} [[Fish measurement|total length]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name=FishBase/><br />
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''Bangana nukta'' is threatened by heavy fishing pressure and ecosystem degradation. It is becoming a rare species and has already disappeared from parts of its range.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><br />
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[[Category:Bangana|nukta]]<br />
[[Category:Cyprinid fish of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Freshwater fish of India]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by William Henry Sykes]]<br />
[[Category:Fish described in 1839]]<br />
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