Cauvery barb

Cauvery barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Barbinae
Genus:Puntius
Species: P. cauveriensis
Binomial name
Puntius cauveriensis
(Hora, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Barbus cauveriensis Hora, 1937

The Cauvery barb (Puntius cauveriensis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Cauvery River in Karnataka, India.

References

  1. Dahanukar, N. 2010. Puntius cauveriensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.


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