Barbodes wynaadensis
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Barbodes wynaadensis
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Barbodes wynaadensis is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India. It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

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Species revision in 2014 based on phylogenetic study has moved this fish from Barbodes to Neolissochilus.

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References

1. Barbodes wynaadensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbodes_wynaadensis
2. Barbodes wynaadensis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172429/6890607

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