Hypselobarbus thomassi

Hypselobarbus thomassi
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[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[1] species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India.[2] This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL,[2] possibly even larger.[3]

References

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

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