Rediscovery of Hypselobarbus pulchellus, an endemic and threatened barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) of the Western Ghats, with notes on H. dobsoni and H. jerdoni
| Autor: | J.D.M. Knight, A. Rai, R.K.P. Dsouza |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 5, Iss 17, Pp 5194-5201 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0974-7893 0974-7907 |
| DOI: | 10.11609/JoTT.o3686.5194-201 |
| Popis: | Hypselobarbus pulchellus, is a poorly known species, with very few verifiable records since its description in 1870. Many authors have considered H. pulchellus to be a synonym of either H. dobsoni or H. jerdoni. This lack of information and clarity on its identity has led to H. pulchellus being categorized as a ‘Critically Endangered’ (possibly Extinct) species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Based on the collection of H. pulchellus from its type locality, we re-describe this little known species, and clear its taxonomic ambiguity vis-à-vis H. dobsoni and H. jerdoni. |
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