Hypselobarbus pulchellus is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is currently only recorded in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It is also the only indigenous fish that consumes on aquatic reeds, and submerged underwater grasses, in India it could contain a crucial roll in reserviors, tanks, and irragation canals. The fish is native to the peninusular rivers of India.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
Species: | H. pulchellus
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Binomial name | |
Hypselobarbus pulchellus (F. Day, 1870)
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Footnotes
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus pulchellus". FishBase.
References
edit- ^ a b Rema Devi, K.R.; Ali, A. (2020). "Hypselobarbus pulchellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T169654A176502336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T169654A176502336.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.