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Cauvery barb

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Cauvery barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. cauveriensis
Binomial name
Puntius cauveriensis
(Hora, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Barbus cauveriensis Hora, 1937

The Cauvery barb (Puntius cauveriensis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Cauvery River in Karnataka, India.

References

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  1. ^ Dahanukar, N. 2010. Puntius cauveriensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius cauveriensis". FishBase. August 2011 version.