Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Red Canarese barb
Fish Name : Hypselobarbus thomassi
Max size : 100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)Distribution : Asia: Karnataka and Kerala in India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits large streams and rivers below the ghats (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Red canarese barb, Nilgiri shark, Thomassi
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses