Sahyadria chalakkudiensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Chalakkudy River,[2] Kerala, India in the Western Ghats where it can be found in well-vegetated upper reaches of rivers. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.[3] It resembles the related S. denisonii, but the colours of S. chalakkudiensis are less intense.
| Sahyadria chalakkudiensis | |
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Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Sahyadria |
| Species: | S. chalakkudiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999) | |
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This fish along with S. denisonii is also known as Miss Kerala due to its bright color band and shiny scales.[4] It is endangered by the international pet trade, habitat alteration, fisheries, and invasive fish.[1] The presence of a black marking in the dorsal-fin identifies this species from P. denisonii.[5]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Sahyadria chalakkudiensis | |
| Puntius chalakkudiensis |
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