| Ghatsa silasi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Ghatsa |
| Species: | G. silasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ghatsa silasi (Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2011) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ghatsa silasi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa . [2]
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