Hypselobarbus pulchellus

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Hypselobarbus pulchellus
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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. [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.