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Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)

Curmuca barb
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Common names: Curmuca barb, Kooral, Koracha
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Western Ghats (Ref. 4832); rivers of Kerala like Pampa, Manimala, Kallada, Kunthipuza, Periyar (lake), Malampuzha (Ref. 43641); Parambikulam river & reservoir (Ref. 43638); Moyar, Thenkumarada, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); Madhya Pradesh where this fish does not occur anymore (Ref. 41236). Found in rivers usually in deep shady part in the hilly region (Ref. 45255). Considered endangered in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). Also Ref. 41595, 45215, 87807. Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 41236).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Knight, J.D.M., A. Rai and R.K.P. D'Souza, 2013
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: Hypselobarbus: Greek, hypselos = high + Latin, barbus =barbel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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