• Source: Sahyadria

Sahyadria is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats. They were formerly included in Puntius. The largest Sahyadria measure 15 cm (5.9 in) total length.




Etymology


The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats.




Species


There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999)
Sahyadria denisonii (F. Day, 1865) – Denison barb; red line torpedo barb




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Siprinide
• Denison barb
• Sahyadria
• Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis
• Puntius
• Sahyadri (disambiguation)
• Western Ghats
• Barb (fish)
• Dawkinsia
• List of endangered animals in India
• List of freshwater aquarium fish species