Lepidopygopsis

Lepidopygopsis is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The only species in the genus is the peninsular hill trout (Lepidopygopsis typus),^[3] a species endmeic to India, where it is restricted to the Periyar River and lake system in Kerala.^[4] The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies this species as an Endangered species stating that it is threatened by invasive fish species, pollution and a dam.^[1]

Lepidopygopsis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Torinae
Genus:	Lepidopygopsis B. S. Raj, 1941[2]
Species:	L. typus
Binomial name
Lepidopygopsis typus B. S. Raj, 1941[3]