Hypselobarbus pulchellus

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Hypselobarbus pulchellus
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Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species:
H. pulchellus
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus pulchellus
(F. Day, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Barbus pulchellusDay, 1870
  • Puntius pulchellus(Day, 1870)

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. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rema Devi, K.R.; Ali, A. (2020). "Hypselobarbus pulchellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T169654A176502336. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T169654A176502336.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.