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Sahyadria
Denison barb (S. denisonii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Sahyadria
Raghavan, Philip, Ali & Dahanukar, 2013
Type species
Labeo denisonii
F. Day, 1865

Sahyadria is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats.[1] They were formerly included in Puntius.[1]

Etymology

The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013): Sahyadria, a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India. Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (15): 4932-4938.