Barbodes bovanicus
| Bowany barb | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbodes |
| Species: | B. bovanicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbodes bovanicus (F. Day, 1877)
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Barbodes bovanicus, the Bowany barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Cauvery River system in India where it is an inhabitant of reservoirs. This species can reach a length of 36 centimetres (14 in) TL.[2]
Etymology[]
The specific epithet is derived from the Bhavani River.
References[]
- ^ Manimekalan, A., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. 2011. Barbodes bovanicus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 26 November 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Barbodes bovanicus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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