Barbodes wynaadensis

Barbodes wynaadensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Barbodes
Species:	B. wynaadensis
Binomial name
	Barbodes wynaadensis; (F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
	Barbus wynaadensis F. Day, 1873; Neolissochilus wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873); Puntius wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873);

Barbodes wynaadensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it can be found in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

Abraham, R. 2011. Barbodes wynaadensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 27 November 2013.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Barbodes wynaadensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[1] Abraham, R. 2011. Barbodes wynaadensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 27 November 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Barbodes wynaadensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.