Barbodes wynaadensis

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Barbodes wynaadensis
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbodes
Species: B. wynaadensis
Binomial name
Barbodes wynaadensis
(F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Barbus wynaadensis F. Day, 1873
  • Neolissochilus wynaadensis (F. Day, 187)
  • Puntius wynaadensis (F. Day, 187)

Barbodes wynaadensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it can be found in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Abraham, R. 2011. Barbodes wynaadensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Barbodes wynaadensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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