Labeo dussumieri

Labeo dussumieri (Malabar Labeo) is fish in genus Labeo known to occur in west-flowing rivers of the Western Ghats.^[2] Earlier Sri Lankan population was considered as the same species as L. dussumieri, recent phylogenetic and physiological differences suggest that Sri Lankan population is a distinct species, Labeo heladiva..^[3]

Labeo dussumieri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Labeo
Species:	L. dussumieri
Binomial name
Labeo dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms
Rohita dussumieri Valenciennes, 1842 Cirrhinus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1842) Rohita rouxii Valenciennes, 1842 Cirrhinus rouxii (Valenciennes, 1842) Labeo rouxii (Valenciennes, 1842)

Named in honor of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), French voyager and merchant, whose account of this species is the basis of Valenciennes’ description.^[4]