Biology:Nilgiris barb

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Short description: Species of fish

Nilgiris barb
Barbus dubius Mintern 137.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species:
H. dubius
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus dubius
(F. Day, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Puntius dubius Day, 1867
  • Barbus dubius (Day, 1867)
  • Gonoproktopterus dubius (Day, 1867)

The Nilgiris barb (Hypselobarbus dubius), also called the cock fish, is a tropical species of freshwater cyprinid fish. It is native to India . It is potamodromous, benthopelagic, and less than 25 cm long.[2]

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Footnotes

Wikidata ☰ Q971728 entry