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|taxon = Puntius sanctus<br />
|authority = [[Mathews Plamoottil|Plamoottil]], 2020<br />
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'''''Puntius sanctus''''' is a species of [[barb (fish)|barb]] native to a small body of water at [[Velankanni]] of Tamil Nadu, [[India]]. This species reaches a length of {{convert|9.4|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>Plamoottil, Dr. Mathews. Puntius sanctus, a new fish (cypriniformes: <br />
cyprinidae) species from Tamil Nadu, India. Bioscience Research 2020 17(1) P560-567</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://affairscloud.com/a-new-species-of-small-freshwater-fish-puntius-sanctus-discovered-in-velankanni-tamil-nadu/|title = A new species of small freshwater fish "Puntius sanctus" discovered in Velankanni, Tamil Nadu}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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*https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/a-silver-fish-from-velankanni/article31671645.ece<br />
*http://www.isisn.org/BR17(1)2020/560-567-17(1)2020BR19-579.pdf<br />
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[[Category:Puntius|sanctus]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Mathews Plamoottil]]<br />
[[Category:Fish described in 2020]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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