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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: No subfamily
Genus: Hypselobarbus

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16 species (see list below)

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Photo by Vijayalakshmi, P.V.

Asia
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807)

Photo by Vijayalakshmi, P.V.
 
Hypselobarbus curmuca
[Curmuca barb]

Photo by Wadman, S.

Asia
Max. Length 120 cm NG
Hypselobarbus dobsoni (Day, 1876)

Photo by Wadman, S.
 
Hypselobarbus dobsoni
[Krishna carp]

Photo by Johnson, J.A.

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Hypselobarbus dubius (Day, 1867)

Photo by Johnson, J.A.
 
Hypselobarbus dubius
[Nilgiris barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
 
Hypselobarbus gracilis
[]

Photo by AquaNet

Asia
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Hypselobarbus jerdoni (Day, 1870)

Photo by AquaNet
 
Hypselobarbus jerdoni
[Jerdon's carp]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Hypselobarbus keralaensis
[]

Photo by Johnson, J.A.

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes, 1839)

Photo by Johnson, J.A.
 
Hypselobarbus kolus
[Kolus]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Hypselobarbus kurali Menon & Rema Devi, 1995

Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Hypselobarbus kurali
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Hypselobarbus lithopidos
[Canara barb]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes, 1842)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Hypselobarbus micropogon
[Korhi barb]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes, 1839)

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Hypselobarbus mussullah
[Humpback mahseer]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 32.3 cm SL
 
Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Hypselobarbus periyarensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 24.1 cm SL
 
Hypselobarbus pseudomussullah
[]

Photo by ICAR, CIFA - Peninsular Aquaculture Division

Asia
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day, 1870)

Photo by ICAR, CIFA - Peninsular Aquaculture Division
 
Hypselobarbus pulchellus
[]

Photo by Williams, S.

Asia
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day, 1874)

Photo by Williams, S.
 
Hypselobarbus thomassi
[Red Canarese barb]
16 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Hypselobarbus
(Minnows or carps)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1807 Hypselobarbus curmuca Curmuca barb Asia 120 TL
1876 Hypselobarbus dobsoni Krishna carp Asia 120 NG
1867 Hypselobarbus dubius Nilgiris barb Asia 25 TL
1849 Hypselobarbus gracilis Asia 13.9 SL
1870 Hypselobarbus jerdoni Jerdon's carp Asia 46 TL
2016 Hypselobarbus keralaensis Asia 19.2 SL
1839 Hypselobarbus kolus Kolus Asia 30 TL
1995 Hypselobarbus kurali Asia 35 TL
1874 Hypselobarbus lithopidos Canara barb Asia 60 TL
1842 Hypselobarbus micropogon Korhi barb Asia 90 TL
1839 Hypselobarbus mussullah Humpback mahseer Asia 150 TL
2016 Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis Asia 32.3 SL
1941 Hypselobarbus periyarensis Asia 50 TL
2016 Hypselobarbus pseudomussullah Asia 24.1 SL
1870 Hypselobarbus pulchellus Asia 44 TL
1874 Hypselobarbus thomassi Red Canarese barb Asia 100 TL



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