Hypselobarbus jerdoni

Hypselobarbus jerdoni
Scientific classification
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]

References

  1. Shaji, C.P. 2011. Puntius jerdoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived 27 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 4 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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