| Nilgiris barb | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
| Species: | H. dubius |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselobarbus dubius (F. Day, 1867) | |
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The Nilgiris barb (Hypselobarbus dubius), also called the cock fish, is a tropical species of freshwater cyprinid fish. It is native to India. It is potamodromous, benthopelagic, and less than 25 cm long.[2]
References
- ↑ Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Hypselobarbus dubius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172384A6880572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172384A6880572.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Day, Francis (1889). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Fishes (PDF). Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
Footnotes
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Hypselobarbus dubius" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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