Opsarius ardens

Opsarius ardens
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Genus:	Opsarius
Species:	O. ardens
Binomial name
Opsarius ardens Knight, Rai, d'Souza & Vijaykrishnan, 2015 [2]
Synonyms
Barilius ardens

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

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 .