Khavli barb

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Khavli barb
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Waikhomia
Species:
W. sahyadriensis
Binomial name
Waikhomia sahyadriensis
Silas, 1953 [2]

The Khavli barb or Indian maharaja barb (Waikhomia sahyadriensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius . It is found in Maharashtra, India. [1]

Reportedly, the scientific name of this species has been changed recently by a group of Indian ichthyologists. This species is now placed under the newly described genus Waikhomia , which is in the honour of ace Indian ichthyologist Vishwanath Waikhom. He has described over 100 species of fish from India. The newly accepted scientific name for the species is Waikhomia sahyadriensis. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Puntius sahyadriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172394A6883015. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172394A6883015.en . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius sahyadriensis". FishBase .
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Waikhomia sahyadriensis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 September 2024.