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 pseudomussullah

Name

Hypselobarbus pseudomussullah Arunachalam et al., 2016

Holotype: MSUMNH 94. Paratypes: ZSI /SRC F. 8750 (2), F. 8759 (1); CMA 44 (4).

Type locality: Thunga River, 13°55’213"N, 75°26’426"E.

Etymology: The name pseudomussullah is referring to the false or pseudo- similarity to the species that it most resembles Hypselobarbus mussullah.

References

  • Arunachalam, M., Chinnaraja, S. & Mayden, R.L. 2016. Remarkable Rediscovery of Barbus (=Hypselobarbus) mussullah (Sykes) after 175 years of hiatus and description of a new species of Hypselobarbus Bleeker from peninsular India (Cyprinidae: Cypriniformes). Journal of Fish Taxonomy 1: 1–13. Reference page. 
  • Knight, J.D.M., Rai, A. & D’souza, R.K.P. 2013. On the identities of Barbus mussullah Sykes and Cyprinus curmuca Hamilton with notes on the status of Gobio canarensis Jerdon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3750(3): 201–215. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.3.1 Paywall. Reference page. 
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