khugae, Puntius Linthoingambi [I.] & Vishwanath [W.] 2007:49, Fig. 4 [Zootaxa No. 1450; ref. 29122] Khuga River at Churachandpur, Chindwin River basin, Manipur, India. Holotype: MUMF 6112. Paratypes: MUMF 6113 (3), 6216 (16). •Valid as Puntius khugae Linthoingambi & Vishwanath 2007 -- (Knight et al. 2012:2413 [ref. 31841]). •Valid as Pethia khugae (Linthoingambi & Vishwanath 2007) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 2012:81 [ref. 32071], Mayanglambam & Vishwanath 2013:88 [ref. 32976], Kottelat 2013:140 [ref. 32989], Katwate et al. 2014:244 [ref. 33433], Shangningam & Vishwanath 2018:590 [ref. 35803], Shangningam et al. 2020:332 [ref. 37259], Shangningam & Kosygin 2023:17 [ref. 39886]). Current status: Valid as Pethia khugae (Linthoingambi & Vishwanath 2007). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: South Asia: Chindwin-Irrawaddy basin, Manipur, India. Habitat: freshwater.