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Scientific Name Hypselobarbus jerdoni    (Day, 1870)
Common Name Redfin Barb
Type Locality Mangalore, India.
Synonym(s) Barbus jerdoni, Puntius jerdoni
Etymology Hypselobarbus: Greek, hypselos = high + Latin, barbus =barbel. 
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Size 460mm or 18.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification The genus Hypselobarbus Bleeker, 1860 is endemic to rivers of peninsular India, with most species occurring in rivers, streams, and reservoirs of the Western Ghats or lower reaches of rivers in the range. Fishes of this genus are typically large barbs ranging between 25 - 100 cms TL.
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Distribution Asia: south Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra in India. Endangered.
Indian waters, Karnataka State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Kerala State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Tamil Nadu Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Maharashtra State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 26 May 1870), pp 372 [4].
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:14)