Kantaka barb

Kantaka barb
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Kantaka; Hora, 1942
Species:	K. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
	Kantaka brevidorsalis; (F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
	Semiplotus brevidorsalis Day, 1873 ; Cyprinion brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ; Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ; Osteochilus brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ; Scaphiodon brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ;

The Kantaka barb (Kantaka brevidorsalis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Western Ghats, India.^[1]^[4]^[5] It inhabits large streams,^[1] and grows to 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172452A6894983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172452A6894983.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kantaka". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Barbinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

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