Barbodes wynaadensis is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India.[1] It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbodes |
| Species: | B. wynaadensis
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| Barbodes wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873)
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Species revision in 2014 based on phylogenetic study has moved this fish from Barbodes to Neolissochilus.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Abraham, R. (2011). "Barbodes wynaadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172429A6890607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172429A6890607.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbodes wynaadensis". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Ali, Anvar; Dahanukar, Neelesh; Philip, Siby; Krishnakumar, K.; Raghavan, Rajeev (2014). "Distribution, threats and conservation status of the Wayanad Mahseer, Neolissochilus wynaadensis (Day, 1873) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): An endemic large barb of the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 6 (5): 5686–5699. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3901.5686-99.
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