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Hypselobarbus thomassi

Hypselobarbus thomassi is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India. This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL, possibly even larger.

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Hypselobarbus thomassi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species:
H. thomassi
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus thomassi
(F. Day, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Barbus thomassi Day, 1874
  • Gonoproktopterus thomassi (Day, 1874)
  • Puntius thomassi (Day, 1874)

Hypselobarbus thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered1 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

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References

  1. Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A. (2020) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Hypselobarbus thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T169617A174789762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169617A174789762.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". FishBase. June 2016 version.
  3. Heinz Machacek (23 December 2023). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". World Records Freshwater Fishing. Retrieved 14 March 2024.