AquaticRepublic.com - Hypselobarbus jerdoni (Cyprinidae) All Fishes

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypselobarbus jerdoni** (Day, 1870)
Common Name	Redfin Barb
Type Locality	Mangalore, India.
Etymology	Hypselobarbus: Greek, hypselos = high + Latin, barbus =barbel.
Species Information
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.
Habitat Information
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) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 26 May 1870), pp 372 [4].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
Forum BBCode

	Look up H. jerdoni on Fishbase
	Look up H. jerdoni on Encyclopedia of Life
	Look up H. jerdoni on Global Biodiversity Information Facility
	LFS label creator
Last Update	2017 Sep 24 09:31 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:14)