Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability
Online Version, Updated 11 Nov 2025

SEARCH RESULTS FROM

Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Select the database to search:
GENERA   SPECIES   REFERENCES
Include unavailable names

         Comments: ,

    Please look in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes for authorships of sections, Families of Fishes (all), and related information.

Species in the genus Hypselobarbus: [ 33 ] records


arunachalami, Hypselobarbus Chinnaraja [S.] & Sivakumar [P.] 2024:164, Figs. 2-3 [Journal of Advanced Zoology v. 45 (no. S-3); ref. 41625] Bhadra River at Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India, 13.83N, 75.69E. Holotype: MSUMNH 105. Paratype: MSUMNH 106 (1). Described in an unavailable publication. Current status: Synonym of Hypselobarbus. Cyprinidae: Torinae.

basavarajai, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2016:154, Fig. 2B [FishTaxa v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 34986] Bhadra River at Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India, 13°83'N, 75°69'E. Holotype: ZSI/SRC F8756. Paratypes: CMA, MSUMNH. •Valid as Hypselobarbus basavarajai Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016 -- (Plamoottil 2021:703 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:520 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus basavarajai Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Asia: Bhadra River drainage, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

bicolor, Hypselobarbus Knight [J. D. M.], Rai [A.], d'Souza [R. K. P.], Philip [S.] & Dahanukar [N.] 2016:317, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4184 (no. 2); ref. 34872] Sita River, Chara, Karnataka, India. Holotype: BNHS FWF 159. Paratypes: MKC, SRC/ZSI. •Valid as Hypselobarbus bicolor Knight, Rai, d'Souza, Philip & Dahanukar 2016 -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:272 [ref. 34977]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus bicolor Knight, Rai, d'Souza, Philip & Dahanukar 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Sita and Tunga Rivers, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

canarensis, Gobio Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:306 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Neotype locality Daksshin Kanada, India. Old locality: Canara, southern India. Neotype: ZRI/SRC F 4003. Neotype designation by Knight et al. 2013:210 [ref. 33021]. •Synonym of Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton 1807) -- (Menon 1999:76 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus canarensis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Knight et al. 2013:204 [ref. 33021], Bleher 2018:556 [ref. 36647]). •Not a synonym of Hypselobarbus kurali Menon & Rema Devi 1995 -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34553]). Current status: Uncertain as Hypselobarbus canarensis (Jerdon 1849). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Canara, southern India. Habitat: freshwater.

carnaticus, Barbus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:311 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Cavery River, southern India. No types known. Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:150 [ref. 28275] regard Systomus carnaticus and Barbus carnaticus as simultaneous synonyms, and they give preference to B. carnaticus. •Valid as Puntius carnaticus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:262 [ref. 20764], Easa & Shaji 1996:305 [ref. 24977], Manimekalan 1998:435 [ref. 24989], Yadav 2000:40 [ref. 25661], Kottelat 2001:42 [ref. 25482], Yadav 2003:14 [ref. 27711], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172]). •Uncertain in genus Puntius -- (Plamoottil & Johnson 2020:99 [ref. 37958]). •Valid as Barbodes carnaticus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:150 [ref. 24759], Menon 1999:68 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam & Johnson 1999:480 [ref. 25440], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26359], Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:150 [ref. 28275] unlikely in Barbodes, Bleher 2018:336 [ref. 36647]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus carnaticus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Plamoottil 2022:700 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:526 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus carnaticus (Jerdon 1849). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Asia: Cauvery River basin, Kerala (southern India). Habitat: freshwater.

carnaticus, Systomus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:315 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Bhowany River, at the foot of the Neilgherries, and Cavery River, southern India. No types known. Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:150 [ref. 28275] regard Systomus carnaticus and Barbus carnaticus as simultaneous synonyms, and they give preference to B. carnaticus. •Synonym of ?Barbodes carnaticus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 2005:150 [ref. 28275]). •Synonym of Hypselobarbus carnaticus (Jerdon 1849). Current status: Synonym of Hypselobarbus carnaticus (Jerdon 1849). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

conirostris, Barbus Günther [A.] 1868:127 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Bowany River, Nilgherries, India. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.7.24.50-51 (2). Based on literature sources and specimens. •Synonym of Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Menon 1999:80 [ref. 24904], Knight et al. 2013:213 [ref. 33021]). •Synonym of Hypselobarbus gracilis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34522]). Current status: Synonym of Hypselobarbus gracilis (Jerdon 1849). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

curmuca, Cyprinus Hamilton [F.] 1807:344, Pl. 30 [A journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar v. 3; ref. 18859] Neotype locality: Holehoddu, Tunga River, India. Neotype: ZSI/SRC F 8748. As carmuca in text (p. 344) and as Curmuca on Pl. 30; first reviser not researched. Also in Hamilton 1822:294 [ref. 2031]. Neotype designated by Knight et al. 2013:210 [ref. 33021]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 173 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Gonoproktopterus curmuca (Hamilton 1807) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:187 [ref. 20764], Jayaram 1997:52 [ref. 23452], Yadav 2000:40 [ref. 25661], Yadav 2003:12 [ref. 27711], Gopalakrishnan et al. 2004:686 [ref. 28696]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton 1807) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Vairavel et al. 1998:130 [ref. 24987], Menon 1999:75 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26359], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:204 [ref. 33021], Arunachalam et al. 2014:74 [ref. 33598], Arunachalam et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34181], Arunachalam et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34190], Arunachalam et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34522], Arunachalam et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34553], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172], Bleher 2018:558 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton 1807). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western Ghats, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

dobsoni, Barbus (Barbodes) Day [F.] 1876:574 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 12 (no. 64); ref. 14208] Deccan, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7860 (1, syntype) Poonah, BMNH 1889.2.1.566-567 (2), NMW 54058-59 (1, 1), RMNH 2659 (1), ZSI 2726 (2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:296 [ref. 25110]. •Synonym of Puntius jerdoni (Day 1870) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:274 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus dobsoni (Day 1876) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:77 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:213 [ref. 33021], Arunachalam et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34522], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Arunachalam et al. 2016:271 [ref. 34977], Arunachalam et al. 2016:157 [ref. 34986], Plamoottil 2021:702 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:521 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus dobsoni (Day 1876). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Thunga and Bhadra River drainages, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

dubius, Puntius (Barbodes) Day [F.] 1867:291 [11] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 2) (art. 5); ref. 14043] Bowany River, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7608 (1, syntype), BMNH 1889.2.1.4338 (1), MCZ 4292 (1), RMNH 2633 (1), ZSI 2378 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:296 [ref. 25110]. On p. 11 of separate. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Gonoproktopterus dubius (Day 1867) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:188 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus dubius (Day 1867) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:151 [ref. 24759], Menon 1999:77 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam et al. 2000:293 [ref. 25165], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:213 [ref. 33021], Arunachalam et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34181], Arunachalam et al. 2016:100 [ref. 34190], Arunachalam et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34522], Arunachalam et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34553], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172], Bleher 2018:559 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus dubius (Day 1867). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Peninsular India. Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Barbus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:313 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Cavery River, southern India. No types known. •Synonym of Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Menon 1999:80 [ref. 24904], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus gracilis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34522]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus gracilis (Jerdon 1849). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western Ghats, India. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Barbus Day [F.] 1869:582 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 21115] Hindree and Tamboodra rivers, Kurnool, southern India. Syntypes: BMNH 1868.10.27.23-24 (2) Kurnool [from Day]. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:297 [ref. 25110]. •Synonym of Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton 1807) -- (Menon 1999:76 [ref. 24904], Knight et al.2013:204 [ref. 33021]). Current status: Synonym of Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton 1807). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

jerdoni, Barbus (Barbodes) Day [F.] 1870:372 [4] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 26 May 1870); ref. 17369] Mangalore, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7935 (1, syntype); BMNH 1889.2.1.568 (1); MCZ 4282 (1); RMNH 2645 (1); ZSI 2373 (1, lost), 2383 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:298 [ref. 25110]. On p. 4 of separate. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Puntius jerdoni (Day 1870) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:274 [ref. 20764], Yadav 2000:40 [ref. 25661], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26359], Yadav 2003:14 [ref. 27711]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus jerdoni (Day 1870) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:78 [ref. 24904], Abraham 2011:1591 [ref. 31231], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:213 [ref. 33021], Arunachalam et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34522], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Arunachalam et al. 2016:272 [ref. 34977], Arunachalam et al. 2016:158 [ref. 34986], Bleher 2018:560 [ref. 36647], Plamoottil 2021:700 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:519 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus jerdoni (Day 1870). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Westwards flowing rivers, Karnataka and Kerala, southern India. Habitat: freshwater.

keralaensis, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2016:74, Fig. 1 [Iranian Journal of Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 34553] Thodaiyar stream, Karamana River basin, India, 09°39'29.9"N, 77°09'9.7"E. Holotype: MSUMNH 95. Paratypes: CMA. •Valid as Hypselobarbus keralaensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016. Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus keralaensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

kolus, Barbus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:159 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:56 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:357, Pl. 62 (fig. 1) [ref. 18868]. •Synonym of Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton 1807) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:75 [ref. 2490], Knight et al. 2013:204 [ref. 33021]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes 1839) -- (Arunachalam et al. 2014:76 [ref. 33598] dated 1841, Arunachalam et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34181], Arunachalam et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34522], Arunachalam et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34553], Bleher 2018:562 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes 1839). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Peninsular India. Habitat: freshwater.

kurali, Hypselobarbus Menon [A. G. K.] & Rema Devi [K.] 1995:391, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 92 (pt 3); ref. 22480] Kumaradhara, near Nettana, Dakshin Kannad, India. Holotype: ZSI F4003. Paratypes: ZSI F4004-01 (5, 6, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4). •Synonym of Hypselobarbus canarensis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Knight et al. 2013:209 [ref. 33021]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus kurali Menon & Rema Devi 1995 -- (Rema Devi et al. 1996:132 [ref. 24021], Zacharias et al. 1996:40 [ref. 25526], Vairavel et al. 1998:130 [ref. 24987], Menon 1999:79 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26359], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Arunachalam et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33598], Arunachalam et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34181], Arunachalam et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34190], Arunachalam et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34522], Arunachalam et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34553], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Bleher 2018:564 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus kurali Menon & Rema Devi 1995. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Peninsular India. Habitat: freshwater.

kushavali, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.], Sivakumar [P.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2016:267, Figs. 1, 1[2] [Iranian Journal of Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 34977] Kali River at Dandeli, Karnataka, India, 15°16'0.01"N, 74°37'0.01"E. Holotype: MSUMNH 246. Paratypes: CMA. •Valid as Hypselobarbus kushavali Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Sivakumar & Mayden 2016 -- (Plamoottil 2021:703 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:526 [ref. 39357], Chinnaraja & Sivakumar 2024:163 [ref. 41625]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus kushavali Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Sivakumar & Mayden 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Asia: Kali and Thunga River drainages, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

lithopidos, Barbus (Barbodes) Day [F.] 1874:708 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 3) (art. 6) (for 4 Nov. 1873); ref. 18825] South Canara, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.8374 (1, syntype), B.8374 (1, syntype?), B.3030 (1, lost),; BMNH 1889.2.1.554-61 (8); FMNH 2316 (2); NMW 54256 (1); RMNH 2637 (1), 2654 (1); ZIN 8217 (2); ZMB 11055 (3) Canara; ZSI 2392 (1), 2370 (1, lost), 2381 (1, lost), A.785 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:298 [ref. 25110]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Gonoproktopterus lithopidos (Day 1874) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:190 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus lithopidos (Day 1874) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:79 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:212 [ref. 33021], Arunachalam et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34190], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Arunachalam & Chinnaraja 2016:109 [ref. 35148]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus lithopidos (Day 1874). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.

maciveri, Barbus jerdoni var. Annandale [N.] 1919:137, Pl. 2 (fig. 4) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 16 (pt 1); ref. 15202] Krishna River near Mahuli, 3 miles from Satara, Maharashtra, India. Holotype (?): ZSI F9576. Syntypes (?): ZSI F9576/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:105 [ref. 20743]. •Synonym of Puntius jerdoni (Day 1870) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:274 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Hypselobarbus dobsoni (Day 1876) -- (Menon 1999:77 [ref. 24904], Knight et al. 2016:324 [ref. 34872]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus maciveri (Annandale 1919) -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:160 [ref. 34986], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:526 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus maciveri (Annandale 1919). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Krishna River, Maharashtra, and Thunga River and Aghanashini River, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

menoni, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.], Chandran [A.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2014:84, Fig. 5E [Species v. 11 (no. 31); ref. 33598] Periyar River at Mieppara, 12 km east of Thannikuda Forest, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI/SRC F4011. Paratypes: ZSI/SRC F4011 (2). •Valid as Hypselobarbus menoni Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Chandran & Mayden 2014. Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus menoni Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Chandran & Mayden 2014. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Periyar River, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

micropogon, Barbus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1842:188 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 16; ref. 1009] Mysore, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1404. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:26 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Gonoproktopterus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:190 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:79 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Arunachalam et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34181], Arunachalam et al. 2016:100 [ref. 34190], Arunachalam et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34522], Arunachalam et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34553], Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872], Bleher 2018:566 [ref. 36647], Plamoottil 2021:702 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:522 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Peninsular India. Habitat: freshwater.

mussullah, Barbus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:159 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Downstream of Bhira Dam at Koland, Maharashtra State, Deccan, India. Neotype: ZSI/SRC F 8759. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:56 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:356, Pl. 61 (fig. 4) [ref. 18868]. Knight et al. 2014:280 [ref. 34128] named a neotype and another specimen as the lectotype (missing), an error; the neotype is hereby selected. Another neotype selected by Arunachalam et al. 2016:5 [ref. 34181] is invalid, preoccupied by the neotype designation in Knight et al. 2014, Code Art. 75.4. •Valid as Tor mussullah (Sykes 1839) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:306 [ref. 20764], Jayaram 1997:48 [ref. 23452], Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661], Yadav 2003:15 [ref. 27711], Kurup & Radhakrishnan 2011:228 [ref. 31585], Khare et al. 2014:[3] [ref. 33361], Hoang et al. 2015:554 [ref. 33936]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1999:80 [ref. 24904] as musullah, Knight et al. 2013:202 [ref. 33021], Knight et al. 2014:280 [ref. 34128], Arunachalam et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34181] with date 1838, Arunachalam et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34190], Arunachalam et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34522], Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34872], Bleher 2018:568 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes 1839). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

mysorensis, Barbus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:313 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Cavery River, southern India. No types known. •Mention under Gonoproktopterus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:190 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Menon 1999:80 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Hypselobarbus gracilis (Jerdon 1849) -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34522]). Current status: Synonym of Hypselobarbus gracilis (Jerdon 1849). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nasutus, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2016:79, Fig. 2 [FishTaxa v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 34522] Kali River at Dandeli, Karnataka, India, 15°16'0.01"N, 74°37'0.01"E. Holotype: MSUMNH 105. Paratype: CMA. •Valid as Hypselobarbus nasutus Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016. •Synonym of Hypselobarbus kurali Menon & Rema Devi 1995 -- (Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus nasutus Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Kali River, Karnataka, India. Habitat: freshwater.

nilgiriensis, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2016:101, Fig. 3 [International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 34190] Bhavani River at Nellithurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Holotype: MSUMNH 245. Paratypes: CMA. •Valid as Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016 -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34522], Arunachalam et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34553]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Bhavani River drainage, Tamil Nadu, and Noolpuzha River drainage, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

nitidus, Hypselobarbus Plamoottil [M.] & Vineeth [K.] 2022:512, Figs. 1-2 [Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries v. 26 (no. 2); ref. 39357] Stream at Pallangod [Pallamkod], Kasaragod District, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI PUNE P-5543. Paratypes: FBRC/ZSI VS/13 (2). •Valid as Hypselobarbus nitidus Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022. Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus nitidus Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Asia: Payaswini River drainage, Kasargod, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

periyarensis, Barbus (Puntius) micropogon Raj [B. S.] 1941:379, Figs. 3-4 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 43 (pt 3); ref. 13245] Periyar Lake, Travancore, India. Holotype: ZSI F13516/1. Paratypes: ZSI F13517/1 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:105 [ref. 20743]. •Synonym of Gonoproktopterus micropogon (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:191 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus periyarensis (Raj 1941) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Zacharias et al. 1996:40 [ref. 25526], Menon 1999:81 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Arunachalam et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34181], Arunachalam et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34190], Arunachalam et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34522], Arunachalam et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34553], Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34872], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus periyarensis (Raj 1941). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

procerus, Hypselobarbus Plamoottil [M.] 2022:697, Figs. 1-3 [Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology v. 42 (no. 24); ref. 39044] Bhavani River at Attappady, Palakkad, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI/ANRC M-27756. Paratypes: ZSI/ANRC M-27757 (3). •Valid as Hypselobarbus procerus Plamoottil 2022 -- (Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:522 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus procerus Plamoottil 2022. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Asia: Bhavani River drainage, Attappady Hills, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

pseudomussullah, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2016:7, Fig. 2B [FishTaxa v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 34181] Thunga River, India, 13°55'213"N, 75°26'426"E. Holotype: MSUMNH 94. Paratypes: CMA, ZSI/SRC. •Synonym of Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes 1839) based on placement of paratype ZSI/SRC F.8759 (which is also the neotype of Barbus mussullah Sykes 1839) -- (Knight et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34872]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus pseudomussullah Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden 2016 -- (Arunachalam et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34522]). Current status: Synonym of Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes 1839). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Nethravathi and Thunga Rivers, Karnataka, and Krishna River, Maharashtra, India (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

pulchellus, Barbus (Barbodes) Day [F.] 1870:372 [4] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 26 May 1870); ref. 17369] Nethravathi River at Nidugal, Karnataka, India, 13°0'50"N, 75°21'22"E. Neotype: MSUMNH 78. Type: ?ZSI 3136 (dry, lost). Day specimens: BMNH 1889.2.1.4328 (1), FMNH 2355 (2), NMW 54488 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:156 [ref. 23762]. On p. 4 of separate. Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34874] lists BMNH 1889.2.1.4328 as a syntype, collected by F. Day -- needs investigation. Neotype designated by Arunachalam et al. 2016:162 [ref. 34986]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Mention under Puntius jerdoni (Day 1870) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:274 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day 1870) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:81 [ref. 24904], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:213 [ref. 33021], Arunachalam et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34522], Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34872], Arunachalam et al. 2016:152 [ref. 34986], Bleher 2018:570 [ref. 36647], Plamoottil 2021:703 [ref. 39044], Plamoottil & Vineeth 2022:521 [ref. 39357]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day 1870). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Thunga, Bhadra and Nethravathi rivers, Karnataka, southern India. Habitat: freshwater.

tamiraparaniei, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.], Chandran [A.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2014:81, Figs. 5A & B [Species v. 11 (no. 31); ref. 33598] Manimuthar River, a tributary of Tamiraparani drainage at Aladiyur, before confluence with Tamiraparani River, south Tamil Nadu, India. Holotype: ZSI/SRC F8758/1. Paratypes: CMA 40 (9), 41 (5); MSUMNH 89 (1), 90 (1). •Valid as Hypselobarbus tamiraparaniei Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Chandran & Mayden 2014. Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus tamiraparaniei Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Chandran & Mayden 2014. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Manimuthar River, India. Habitat: freshwater.

thomassi, Barbus (Barbodes) Day [F.] 1874:707 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 3) (art. 6) (for 4 Nov. 1873); ref. 18825] South Canara, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS I.139 (1); BMNH 1889.2.1.562-563 (2); FMNH 2317 (1); MCZ 4270 (1); NMW 54767 (1), 54773 (1); ZMB 11056 (1); ZIN 8218 (1); ZSI 2413 (1, lost), 2326 (1, lost), 2327 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:156 [ref. 23762]. Named after H. E. Thomas of the Indian Fisheries, so correct name would be thomasi [ICZN Art. 32.5.1], but Day named three species after him, always as thomassi, so spelling probably intended. Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34874] lists syntypes. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Gonoproktopterus thomassi (Day 1874) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:191 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Puntius thomassi (Day 1874) -- (Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661], Yadav 2003:14 [ref. 27711]). •Valid as Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day 1874) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1995:391 [ref. 22480], Menon 1999:82 [ref. 24904] as thomasi, Raju Thomas et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26359], Arunachalam et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32222], Knight et al. 2013:212 [ref. 33021], Knight et al. 2016:326 [ref. 34872], Arunachalam & Chinnaraja 2016:108 [ref. 35148], Bleher 2018:572 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day 1874). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Asia: westwards flowing rivers, Karnataka and Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

vaigaiensis, Hypselobarbus Arunachalam [M.], Chinnaraja [S.], Chandran [A.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2014:83, Figs. 5C-D [Species v. 11 (no. 31); ref. 33598] Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India. Holotype: ZSI/SRC F8757/1. Paratypes: CMA, MSUMNH, ZSI/SRC. •Valid as Hypselobarbus vaigaiensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Chandran & Mayden 2014. Current status: Valid as Hypselobarbus vaigaiensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja, Chandran & Mayden 2014. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.


CalAcademy Footer