Hypselobarbus jerdoni
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][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
| Species: | H. jerdoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselobarbus jerdoni (F. Day, 1870) | |
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References
- Shaji, C.P. (2015). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172396A70092703. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Day, Francis (1889). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Fishes (PDF). 1. London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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