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Hypselobarbus jerdoni (Day, 1870)

Jerdon's carp
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Common names: Jerdon's carp, Potil, താമീന്
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found only in Western Ghats (Ref. 56014). Known from rivers of Canara, South Karnataka to Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Ref. 45255). This species forms the exclusive fishery in the Anjanapur Reservoir (Shimoga District, Karnataka). Also Ref. 40976, 43634, 43640, 44148. Status of threat: Endangered (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: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Parma Jerdonova, 杰氏高须魮, Jerdoni mägiparrak, ... more

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: Day.

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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