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Neolissochilus wynaadensis

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Species of fish

Neolissochilus wynaadensis
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Neolissochilus
Species: N. wynaadensis
Binomial name
Neolissochilus wynaadensis
(F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Barbus wynaadensis F. Day, 1873
  • Puntius wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873)
  • Barbodes wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873)

Neolissochilus wynaadensis, the Wayanad mahseer, is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India. It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

Species revision in 2014 based on phylogenetic study has moved the genus of this fish from Barbodes to Neolissochilus.

References

  1. ^ Abraham, R. (2011). "Barbodes wynaadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172429A6890607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172429A6890607.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbodes wynaadensis". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Ali, Anvar; Dahanukar, Neelesh; Philip, Siby; Krishnakumar, K.; Raghavan, Rajeev (2014). "Distribution, threats and conservation status of the Wayanad Mahseer, Neolissochilus wynaadensis (Day, 1873) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): An endemic large barb of the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 6 (5): 5686–5699. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3901.5686-99.
Taxon identifiers
Barbodes wynaadensis


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