Sahyadria
Sahyadria | |
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Denison barb (S. denisonii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Sahyadria Raghavan, , & , 2013[1] |
Type species | |
Labeo denisonii F. Day, 1865
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Sahyadria is a genus of cyprinid fishes[2] native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats.[1] They were formerly included in Puntius.[1] The largest Sahyadria measure 15 cm (5.9 in) total length.[3]
Etymology[]
The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats.[1]
Species[]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (, & , 1999)
- Sahyadria denisonii (F. Day, 1865) – Denison barb; red line torpedo barb
References[]
- ^ a b c d Raghavan, Rajeev; Philip, Siby; Ali, Anvar & Dahanukar, Neelesh (26 November 2013). "Sahyadria, a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India" (PDF). Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (15): 4932–4938. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3673.4932-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2013.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sahyadria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Sahyadria in FishBase. April 2019 version.
Categories:
- Sahyadria
- Cyprinidae genera
- Freshwater fish of Asia
- Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
- Taxa named by Rajeev Raghavan
- Taxa named by Siby Philip Mukkadan
- Taxa named by Palakkaparambil Hamsa Anver Ali
- Taxa named by Neelesh Dahanukar
- Barbinae stubs