Hypselobarbus jerdoni
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
Species: | H. jerdoni
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Binomial name | |
Hypselobarbus jerdoni (F. Day, 1870)
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Hypselobarbus jerdoni, also known as Jerdon's carp, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is found in larger streams of southern Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra. This species can grow to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. It is caught commercially for human consumption.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Shaji, C.P. (2015). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172396A70092703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172396A70092703.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Day, Francis (1889). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Fishes (PDF). 1. London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hypselobarbus
- Freshwater fish of India
- Endemic fauna of India
- Fish described in 1870
- Taxa named by Francis Day
- Cyprininae stubs