Nilgiris barb
| Nilgiris barb | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
| Species: | H. dubius |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselobarbus dubius (F. 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.
Footnotes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hypselobarbus dubius" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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