Hypselobarbus periyarensis

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Hypselobarbus periyarensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species: H. periyarensis
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus periyarensis
(B. S. Raj, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Barbus micropogon periyarensis B. S. Raj, 1941
  • Gonoproktopterus periyarensis (B. S. Raj, 1941)
  • Puntius micropogon periyarensis (B. S. Raj, 1941)

Hypselobarbus periyarensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Periyar Lake in Kerala, India. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. 2011. Hypselobarbus periyarensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 January 2014.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypselobarbus periyarensis" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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