Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Nilgiris barb
Fish Name : Hypselobarbus dubius
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits deeper portion of large streams and rivers below the ghats (Ref. 41236). Migrates upstreams during floods and spawns in the upper reaches of streams (Ref. 4832). Omnivorous; feeds on allochthonous plant materials, seeds, terrestrial insects, Chironomous larvae and small benthic mollusks (Ref. 44151)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Menon, A.G.K.. 1999. (Ref. 41236)

India country information
Common Names : Nilgiris barb, கோழி மீன், കോഴിമീന്, கோழரிஞ்சக் கென்டை, കൊഴിമീന് , Arijan kenadi, Cock fiish, Koorlu, Kozhi, Kozhi arinjan kendai, Kozhimeen, Kozhimeen, Ogrlu, Oorlu
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses