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Nilgiris barb

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Nilgiris barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species:
H. dubius
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus dubius
(F. Day, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Puntius dubius Day, 1867
  • Barbus dubius (Day, 1867)
  • Gonoproktopterus dubius (Day, 1867)

The Nilgiris barb (Hypselobarbus dubius), also called the cock fish, is a tropical species of freshwater cyprinid fish. It is native to India. It is potamodromous, benthopelagic, and less than 25 cm long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Hypselobarbus dubius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172384A6880572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172384A6880572.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Day, Francis (1889). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Fishes (PDF). Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

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