Sahyadria is a genus of cyprinid fishes[2] native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats.[1] They were formerly included in Puntius.[1] The largest Sahyadria measure 15 cm (5.9 in) total length.[3]

Sahyadria
Denison barb (S. denisonii)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Sahyadria
Raghavan, Philip, Ali & Dahanukar, 2013[1]
Type species
Labeo denisonii
F. Day, 1865

Etymology

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The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats.[1]

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Raghavan, Rajeev; Philip, Siby; Ali, Anvar & Dahanukar, Neelesh (26 November 2013). "Sahyadria, a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (15): 4932–4938. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3673.4932-8.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sahyadria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sahyadria". FishBase. April 2019 version.