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Scientific Name	**Hypselobarbus thomassi** (Day, 1874)
Common Name
Type Locality	South Canara, India.
Synonym(s)	Barbus thomassi, Gonoproktopterus thomassi, Puntius thomassi
Etymology	Hypselobarbus: Greek, hypselos = high + Latin, barbus =barbel.
Species Information
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.
Habitat Information
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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 3) (art. 6) (for 4 Nov. 1873), pp 707.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 26 07:07 (species record created: 2012 Oct 10 09:17)