Sahyadria
| Sahyadria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Denison's barb (S. denisonii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Infraclass: | Teleostei |
| Superorder: | Ostariophysi |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Sahyadria Raghavan, Philip, Ali & Dahanukar, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Labeo denisonii F. Day, 1865 | |
Sahyadria is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats.[1] They were formerly included in Puntius.[1]
Etymology
The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999)
- Sahyadria denisonii (F. Day, 1865) – Denison's barb; red line torpedo barb
References
- 1 2 3 4 Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013): Sahyadria, a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (15): 4932-4938.
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