Kantaka barb

Kantaka barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus:
Hora, 1942[3]
Species:
K. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
Kantaka brevidorsalis
(F. Day, 1873)[2]
Synonyms
  • Semiplotus brevidorsalis Day, 1873
  • Cyprinion brevidorsalis (Day, 1873)
  • Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873)
  • Osteochilus brevidorsalis (Day, 1873)
  • Scaphiodon brevidorsalis (Day, 1873)

The Kantaka barb (Kantaka brevidorsalis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Western Ghats, India.[1][4][5] It inhabits large streams,[1] and grows to 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172452A6894983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172452A6894983.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kantaka". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Barbinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kantaka". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2025.


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