Opsarius ardens

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Opsarius ardens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Opsarius
Species:
O. ardens
Binomial name
Opsarius ardens
Knight, Rai, d'Souza & Vijaykrishnan, 2015 [2]

Opsarius ardens is a fish in genus Opsarius of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Sita and Swarna River systems in the Western Ghats of India. [3]

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References

  1. Dahanukar, N. (2023). "Opsarius ardens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T173252821A173252878. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T173252821A173252878.en . Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. Knight, J.D.M.; Rai, A.; D’Souza, R.K.P.; Vijaykrishnan, B. (2015). "Barilius ardens (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species from the Western Ghats, India, with redescription of B. malabaricus and B. canarensis". Zootaxa. 3926 (3): 396–412. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3926.3.5. PMID   25781791.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsarius ardens". FishBase .