Hypselobarbus jerdoni
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
| Species: | H. jerdoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselobarbus jerdoni (F. Day, 1870) | |
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Hypselobarbus jerdoni, also known as Jerdon's carp, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is found in larger streams of southern Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra. This species can grow to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. It is caught commercially for human consumption.[2][3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of British physician-naturalist Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (1811–1872), who described a lot of fishes from India, including Hypselobarbus gracilis.[4]
References
- ↑ Shaji, C.P. (2015). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T172396A70092703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172396A70092703.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus jerdoni". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Day, Francis (1889). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Fishes (PDF). Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily TORINAE Karaman 1971 (Large Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 May 2026.