Deolali minnow | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Parapsilorhynchus |
Species: | P. prateri |
Binomial name | |
Parapsilorhynchus prateri (Hora & Misra, 1938) |
Parapsilorhynchus prateri, the Deolali minnow, is a critically endangered species of cyprinid fish currently only known from the Darna River near Deolali in Nashik District, Maharashtra, India. It is possibly extinct as it has not been recorded since 2004. Recently Nandur Madhameshwar declared a new Ramsar site in Maharashtra which provide sanctuary to the Deolali minnow.
References
- ^ Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Parapsilorhynchus prateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172471A6898894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172471A6898894.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Parapsilorhynchus prateri |
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