Hypselobarbus thomassi

Hypselobarbus thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered[1] 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]

Hypselobarbus thomassi
Scientific 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)

References
  1. Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A. (2013). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T169617A6654951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169617A6654951.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hypselobarbus thomassi" in FishBase. June 2016 version.
  3. Heinz Machacek (2015). "Puntius thomassi". World Records Freshwater Fishing. Retrieved 10 November 2015.


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