Hypselobarbus thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered[1] species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India.[2] This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL,[2] possibly even larger.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypselobarbus |
| Species: | H. thomassi
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| Hypselobarbus thomassi (F. Day, 1874)
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References
edit- ^ a b Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A. (2020) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Hypselobarbus thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169617A174789762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169617A174789762.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". FishBase. June 2016 version.
- ^ Heinz Machacek (23 December 2023). "Hypselobarbus thomassi". World Records Freshwater Fishing. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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