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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Torinae
Genus: Hypselobarbus

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21 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypselobarbus bicolor Asia 20.9 SL 2016
Hypselobarbus curmuca Curmuca barb Asia 120 TL 1807
Hypselobarbus dobsoni Krishna carp Asia 120 NG 1876
Hypselobarbus dubius Nilgiris barb Asia 25 TL 1867
Hypselobarbus gracilis Asia 13.9 SL 1849
Hypselobarbus jerdoni Jerdon's carp Asia 46 TL 1870
Hypselobarbus keralaensis Asia 19.2 SL 2016
Hypselobarbus kolus Kolus Asia 32.8 TL 1839
Hypselobarbus kurali Asia 35 TL 1995
Hypselobarbus kushavali Asia 31.0 SL 2016
Hypselobarbus lithopidos Canara barb Asia 60 TL 1874
Hypselobarbus menoni Asia 2014
Hypselobarbus micropogon Korhi barb Asia 90 TL 1842
Hypselobarbus mussullah Mussullah barb Asia 150 TL 1839
Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis Asia 32.3 SL 2016
Hypselobarbus periyarensis Asia 50 TL 1941
Hypselobarbus pseudomussullah Asia 24.1 SL 2016
Hypselobarbus pulchellus Asia 44 TL 1870
Hypselobarbus tamiraparaniei Asia 2014
Hypselobarbus thomassi Red Canarese barb Asia 100 TL 1874
Hypselobarbus vaigaiensis Asia 2014



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