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Hypselobarbus thomassi
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypselobarbus
Species:	H. thomassi
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus thomassi (F. Day, 1874)
Synonyms
Barbus thomassi Day, 1874 Gonoproktopterus thomassi (Day, 1874) Puntius thomassi (Day, 1874)

Hypselobarbus thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India. This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL, possibly even larger.

References

1. ^ Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A. (2020) . "Hypselobarbus thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169617A174789762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169617A174789762.en.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". FishBase. June 2016 version.
3. Heinz Machacek (23 December 2023). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". World Records Freshwater Fishing. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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