Sahyadria | |
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Denison barb (S. denisonii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Sahyadria Raghavan, Philip, Ali & Dahanukar, 2013 |
Type species | |
Labeo denisonii F. Day, 1865 |
Sahyadria is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats. They were formerly included in Puntius. The largest Sahyadria measure 15 cm (5.9 in) total length.
Etymology
The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
- Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999)
- Sahyadria denisonii (F. Day, 1865) – Denison barb; red line torpedo barb
References
- ^ Raghavan, Rajeev; Philip, Siby; Ali, Anvar & Dahanukar, Neelesh (26 November 2013). "Sahyadria, a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (15): 4932–4938. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3673.4932-8.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sahyadria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sahyadria". FishBase. April 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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