Puntius thomassi

Puntius thomassi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species: P. thomassi
Binomial name
Puntius thomassi
(F. Day, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Barbus thomassi Day, 1874
  • Gonoproktopterus thomassi (Day, 1874)
  • Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day, 1874)

Puntius thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered[1] species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India.[2]

Puntius thomassi is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL,[2] possibly even larger.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A. (2013). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2013: e.T169617A6654951. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Puntius thomassi" in FishBase. August 2015 version.
  3. ↑ Heinz Machacek (2015). "Puntius thomassi". World Records Freshwater Fishing. Retrieved 10 November 2015.


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