Hypselobarbus thomassi

Hypselobarbus thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered^[1] species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India.^[2] This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL,^[2] possibly even larger.^[3]

Hypselobarbus thomassi
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypselobarbus
Species:	H. thomassi
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus thomassi (F. Day, 1874)
Synonyms
Barbus thomassi Day, 1874 Gonoproktopterus thomassi (Day, 1874) Puntius thomassi (Day, 1874)