Parapsilorhynchus prateri

Deolali minnow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Parapsilorhynchus
Species: P. prateri
Binomial name
Parapsilorhynchus prateri
(Hora & Misra, 1938)

Parapsilorhynchus prateri, the Deolali minnow, is a critically endangered species of cyprinid fish currently only known from the Darna River near Deolali in Nashik District, Maharashtra, India. It is possibly extinct as it has not been recorded since 2004.[2]

References

  1. Dahanukar, N. Parapsilorhynchus prateri. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 November 2013.
  2. "Parapsilorhynchus prateri". IUCN. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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