20. Puntius thomassi. (കുഴികുത്തി)

 

20. Puntius thomassi.

 Malayalam Name: കുഴികുത്തി

 

 

Hypselobarbus thomassi
Malayalam Name: കുഴികുത്തി
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypselobarbus
Species:	H. thomassi
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus thomassi

Hypselobarbus thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India. This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) possibly even larger

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