Narayan barb
Appearance
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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
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Binomial name | |
Pethia narayani (Hora, 1937)
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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]
References
- ^ a b Shaji, C.P. 2011. Pethia narayani. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia narayani". FishBase. April 2013 version.