Day's baril
| Day's baril | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barilius |
| Species: | B. evezardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Barilius evezardi | |
Barilius evezardi is a fish in genus Barilius of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Maharashtra of India, specifically in the upper reaches of rivers on hills.
Physiology
[edit]All species of Barilius carp are described as having somewhat stretched bodies, with B. evezardi reaching from around 11 to 18 centimeters in length. Their bodies resemble a rounded, compressed imperfect cylinder. Their heads, by contrast, are quite acute, with especially edged snouts. They have large eyes, and a mouth that's directed upwards, with their lower jaw being smaller than their upper jaw. They also have 3 rows of pharyngeal teeth. Their caudal fin is also forked, and their air bladder is free, large, and it encompasses the whole breadth of the abdomen.[3]
The Day's baril has several unique characteristics among its Barilius brethren. It is the only Barilius fish to have a lateral band.[3] It is also described as having "large & well developed" tubercles on its head, while other Barilius carps are described as either having "poor, undeveloped" tubercles, or simply large tubercles on different areas. It also has absent barbels, and although that's not unique to only this Barilius, over half of the Barilius species have barbels.[4]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Col. George C. Evezard (1826-1901) of the Bombay Staff Corps, who assisted in the collection of natural specimens in Puna, India.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Barilius evezardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172405A6885558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172405A6885558.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barilius evezardi". FishBase.
- ^ a b P.M., Raagam. "An overview of the hill trouts (Barilius spp.) of the Indian region". researchgate.net. Raagam P M. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Nath, P. "A NEW FISH SPECIES OF THE GENUS BARILIUS (CYPRINIDAE: RASBORINAE), FROM RIVER SIANG, D'ERING MEMORIAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, INDIA" (PDF). Fauna of India. P. Nath. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family SUNDADANIONIDAE and DANIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.