Waikhomia

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Waikhomia
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Waikhomia sahyadriensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Waikhomia
Katwate, Kumkar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020 [1]
Type species
Waikhomia hira
Katwate, Kumkar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020 [1]

Waikhomia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the hillstreams of the Western Ghats in India.

Species

Waikhomia contains the following species; [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Smiliogastrinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Waikhomia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 January 2025.