Curmuca barb

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Curmuca barb
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species:
H. curmuca
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus curmuca
(Hamilton, 1807)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus curmucaHamilton, 1807
  • Barbus curmuca(Hamilton, 1807)
  • Gobio curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)
  • Gonoproktopterus curmuca(Hamilton, 1807)
  • Puntius curmuca(Hamilton, 1807)
  • Gobio canarensis Jerdon, 1849
  • Barbus guentheri Day, 1869

The Curmuca barb (Hypselobarbus curmuca) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus which is endemic to upland streams and rivers in southern India. [2]

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References

  1. Abraham, R. (2011). "Hypselobarbus curmuca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172475A6899671. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172475A6899671.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus curmuca". FishBase .