| Bowany barb | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbodes |
| Species: | B. bovanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbodes bovanicus (Day, 1877) | |
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Barbodes bovanicus, the Bowany barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Cauvery River system in India. Its range is presently restricted to a single reservoir behind the Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu. This species can reach a length of 36 centimetres (14 in) TL.
Etymology
The specific epithet is derived from the Bhavani River.
References
- ^ Manimekalan, A.; Dahanukar, N.; Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2015). "Neolissochilus bovanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172431A79816276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-3.RLTS.T172431A79816276.en. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolissochilus bovanicus". FishBase. October 2013 version.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Barbodes bovanicus | |
| Barbus bovanicus | |
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