Hypselobarbus thomassi
Hypselobarbus thomassi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
Species: | H. thomassi |
Binomial name | |
Hypselobarbus thomassi (F. Day, 1874) | |
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Hypselobarbus thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered[1] species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India.[2] This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL,[2] possibly even larger.[3]
References
- 1 2 Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A. (2013). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T169617A6654951. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Hypselobarbus thomassi" in FishBase. June 2016 version.
- ↑ Heinz Machacek (2015). "Puntius thomassi". World Records Freshwater Fishing. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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