Narayan barb
The Narayan barb (Pethia narayani), is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is found in clear hill streams in the Western Ghats.[1] This species can reach a length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
| Narayan barb | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. narayani |
| Binomial name | |
| Pethia narayani (Hora, 1937) | |
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References
- Shaji, C.P. 2011. Pethia narayani. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pethia narayani" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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