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Sahyadria chalakkudiensis

Summary

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Chalakkudy River,[2] Kerala, India in the Western Ghats where it can be found in well-vegetated upper reaches of rivers. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.[3] It resembles the related S. denisonii, but the colours of S. chalakkudiensis are less intense.

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Sahyadria
Species:
S. chalakkudiensis
Binomial name
Sahyadria chalakkudiensis
(Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Puntius chalakkudiensis Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999

This fish along with S. denisonii is also known as Miss Kerala due to its bright color band and shiny scales.[4] It is endangered by the international pet trade, habitat alteration, fisheries, and invasive fish.[1] The presence of a black marking in the dorsal-fin identifies this species from P. denisonii.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2015). "Sahyadria chalakkudiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172312A70170251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172312A70170251.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sahyadria chalakkudiensis". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Sahyadria chalakkudiensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  4. ^ "ഈ കുഞ്ഞൻ മീനിന് മിസ് കേരള എന്ന പേര് നൽകിയത് ഒരു വനിതയാണ്, ആരാണവർ?". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (Puntius chalakkudiensis) — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 21 August 2021.