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'''''Pethia dibrugarhensis''''' is a species of [[freshwater fish]] belonging to the family [[Cyprinidae]].<ref>{{Cite news|last= |first= |date=7 July 2025 |title=New fish species discovered in Brahmaputra named after Assam's Dibrugarh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/new-fish-species-discovered-in-brahmaputra-named-after-assams-dibrugarh-2752100-2025-07-07 |access-date=27 December 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> It was first described in the [[Dibrugarh district]] of [[Assam]], India, from which its name is derived.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sharma |first=Niti |last2=Vishwanath |first2=Waikhom |last3=Dishma |first3=Mayanglambam |last4=Borah |first4=Simanku |last5=Das |first5=B. K. |date=20 June 2025 |title=A New Species of the Genus Pethia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Brahmaputra Drainage, India |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-025-01691-6 |journal=National Academy Science Letters |language=en |doi=10.1007/s40009-025-01691-6 |issn=2250-1754|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/smiliogastrinae/ | title = Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE Bleeker 1863 (Small Barbs) | access-date = 28 December 2025 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 16 November 2025}}</ref><br />
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The species is found in small rivers and streams that have clear, slow flowing water. ''Pethia dibrugarhensis'' is a small [[Barb (fish)|barb]] known for its laterally compressed body and distinctive color markings.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 July 2025 |title=New fish species found in Brahmaputra named after Dibrugarh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/new-fish-species-found-in-brahmaputra-named-after-dibrugarh/articleshow/122255375.cms |access-date=27 December 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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