title: Redescription of Pethia melanomaculata (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka.
abstract: The name Pethia melanomaculata (Deraniyagala) is available for the Sri Lankan fish previously referred to P. ticto, being distinguished from its Indian congeners by the combination of the following characters; having ½4/1/3½ scales in transverse line on body; body depth 32.4-41.5% of standard length (SL); head length (HL) 26.1-29.2% of SL; snout length 25.3-35.6% of HL; eye diameter 24.4-31.9% of HL; a small black humeral spot on lateral-line scales 3 or 4; a black spot on caudal peduncle, on scales 16-18 of the lateral line series; 3 unbranched dorsal-fin rays, the last one strongly serrated, with 8-11 serrae.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Sudesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batuwita
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Kalana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maduwage
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Email: hsudasinghe@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hiranya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sudasinghe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values; D013188:Sri Lanka