Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Torini
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species: Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis

Name

Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis Arunachalam et al., 2016

Holotype: MSUMNH 245. Paratypes: CMA 260 (2), 261 (1), 262 (2), 263 (1).

Type locality: Bhavani River at Nellithurai.

Etymology: The species name nilgiriensis is a noun in apposition, named after the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve where both the Bhavani and Noolpuzha rivers are the two major catchments in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, respectively.

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