Biology:Psilorhynchus tenura
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| Psilorhynchus tenura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Psilorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Psilorhynchus |
| Species: | P. tenura
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| Binomial name | |
| Psilorhynchus tenura Arunachalam, Muralidharan, 2008[2]
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Psilorhynchus tenura is a critically endangered fish found in genus Psilorhynchus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India , where it is restricted to two locations on the Tunga River near Sringeri and also at Korkanhalla inside Kudremukh National Park in Karnataka. It is found in streams and rivers with beds made up of sand, pebbles and gravel.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shaji, C.P.; Arunachalam, M. (2011). "Psilorhynchus tenura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172508A6906132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172508A6906132.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172508/6906132. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Psilorhynchus tenure" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q6406761 entry
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