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Scientific Name Hypselobarbus thomassi  (Day, 1874)
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Type Locality South Canara, India.
Etymology Hypselobarbus: Greek, hypselos = high + Latin, barbus =barbel. 
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Size 1000mm or 39.4" 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: Karnataka and Kerala in India.
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)

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IUCN Red List Category Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 3) (art. 6) (for 4 Nov. 1873), pp 707.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 07:07 (species record created: 2012 Oct 10 09:17)