Curmuca barb | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
Species: | H. curmuca |
Binomial name | |
Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807) | |
Synonyms | |
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]
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
Hypselobarbus carnaticus, also known as the Carnatic carp, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Western Ghats in India where it inhabits riffles and larger pools in rapidly flowing rivers and streams. It prefers to shelter underneath boulders and overhangs. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL and has attained a maximum reported weight of 12 kilograms (26 lb). It is a commercially important fish and is also farmed.
Hypselobarbus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to India.
Krishna Carp is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. They are found in parts of India.
The Nilgiris barb, 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.
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.
Hypselobarbus kolus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus which is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. It has been recorded from the rivers Chalakudy, Periyar, Muvattupuzha and Karamana, Linganamakki Dam on the Sharavathi River, Krishna River, Thamirabarani, Bhima River, Godavari and Bhadra.
Hypselobarbus kurali is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus which is endemic to the southern Western Ghats.
Hypselobarbus lithopidos is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is possibly extinct as it has not been recorded since the 1940s and its true taxonomic status needs to be ascertained.
Hypselobarbus micropogon, the Korhi barb, is a species of cyprinid fish from India where it is restricted to the headwaters of Kaveri.
Hypselobarbus periyarensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Periyar Lake in Kerala, India. This species can reach 50 cm (20 in) in total length.
Hypselobarbus pulchellus is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is currently only recorded in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It is also the only indigenous fish that consumes on aquatic reeds, and submerged underwater grasses, in India it could contain a crucial roll in reserviors, tanks, and irragation canals. The fish is native to the peninusular rivers of India.
Hypselobarbus thomassi is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India. This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL, possibly even larger.
The humpback mahseer is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the Indian endemic genus Hypselobarbus in the carp and minnow family Cyprinidae.
Hypselobarbus keralaensis is a species of cyprinid in the genus Hypselobarbus. It inhabits Kerala, India and its maximum length is 19.2 centimetres (7.6 in).
Hypselobarbus menoni is a species of cyprinid in the genus Hypselobarbus.
Hypselobarbus pseudomussullah is a species of cyprinid in the genus Hypselobarbus. It inhabits Karnataka and Maharashtra, India, and has a maximum length of 24.1 centimetres (9.5 in).
Hypselobarbus tamiraparaniei is a species of cyprinid in the genus Hypselobarbus. It inhabits India.