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Haludaria

Haludaria is a genus of cyprinids native to freshwater habitats in the Western Ghats of India. Originally the genus was named Dravidia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012 which is preoccupied by the dipteran genus Dravidia Lehrer, 2010.

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Haludaria
Melon barb, Haludaria fasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Haludaria
Pethiyagoda, 2013
Type species
Cirrhinus fasciatus
Jerdon, 1849
Synonyms

Dravidia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012 (preoccupied)

Haludaria is a genus of cyprinids native to freshwater habitats in the Western Ghats of India. Originally the genus was named Dravidia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 20121 which is preoccupied by the dipteran genus Dravidia Lehrer, 2010.2

Etymology

The name Haludaria is derived from "Haludar", the name of a Bengali youth and artist who provided the illustrations for Francis Hamilton's (Formerly Buchanan) book on the Ganges River fishes.2

Description

Adults are small, typically less than 6 cm (2.4 in) SL. Both rostral and maxillary barbels are present. Lateral line is complete and has 18–26 pored scales on body. There are one or two broad, black bars on flank, between bases of dorsal and anal fins.1: p.79 

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:3

References

References

  1. Rohan Pethiyagoda, R.; Meegaskumbura, M.; Maduwage, K. (2012). "A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (1): 69–95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  2. Pethiyagoda, R. (2013). "Haludaria, a replacement generic name for Dravidia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3646 (2): 199.
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Haludaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2026.