Lepidopygopsis typus
| Lepidopygopsis typus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Lepidopygopsis B. S. Raj, 1941 |
| Species: | L. typus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidopygopsis typus B. S. Raj, 1941 | |
Lepidopygopsis typus, the Peninsular hilltrout, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Kerala, India where it is only known from Periyar River and Periyar Lake. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. 2011. Lepidopygopsis typus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 January 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lepidopygopsis typus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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