Pethia pookodensis

Pethia pookodensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Barbinae
Genus:Pethia
Species: P. pookodensis
Binomial name
Pethia pookodensis
(Mercy & Eapen, 2007)
Synonyms
  • Puntius pookodensis Mercy & Eapen, 2007

Pethia pookodensis is a species of cyprinid fish found in Kerala, India where it is only known to occur in Pookode Lake in the Western Ghats. This species can reach a length of 4.3 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[2] The high level of tourism around the lake poses serious threats to its ecosystem.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. 2011. Pethia pookodensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pethia pookodensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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