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Hypselobarbus jerdoni

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Hypselobarbus jerdoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species:
H. jerdoni
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus jerdoni
(F. Day, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Barbus jerdoni F. Day, 1870
  • Puntius jerdoni (F. Day, 1870)

Hypselobarbus jerdoni, also known as Jerdon's carp, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is found in larger streams of southern Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra. This species can grow to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. It is caught commercially for human consumption.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Shaji, C.P. (2015). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172396A70092703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172396A70092703.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ Day, Francis (1889). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Fishes (PDF). Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 1 January 2017.