Opsarius bakeri

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Opsarius bakeri
Barilius bakeri Day 151.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Genus: Opsarius
Species:
O. bakeri
Binomial name
Opsarius bakeri
(F. Day, 1865) [2]
Synonyms

Barilius bakeri

Opsarius bakeri is a fish in genus Opsarius of the family Danionidae. [3]

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Distribution

It is found in many small mountain streams in Western Ghats of Kerala, as well as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka, and the Chittar, Periyar, and Pampa river basins in Tamil Nadu. [3]

Description

The flanks are marked by a single row of bluish-green blotches along the length of the body, which get smaller as the fish ages. Dorsal and anal fins have a white margin. Males develop orange colouration below the lateral line, and nuptial tubercles on the head. [3] Max length is 15 cm (5.9 in). [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of British missionary Henry Baker, Jr. (1819–1878), who supplied several specimens from Mundikyum, Cochin, India. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Barilius bakeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T169603A6652158. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169603A6652158.en . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsarius bakeri". FishBase .
  3. 1 2 3 ""Barilius bakeri"". SeriouslyFish.com. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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