Deccan barb

Puntius deccanensis, the Deccan barb, is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is endemic to the Northern Western Ghats in India.[1]

Deccan barb

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. deccanensis
Binomial name
Puntius deccanensis
Yazdani & Babu Rao, 1976[2]

References

  1. Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Puntius deccanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172345A6872881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172345A6872881.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Puntius deccanensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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