Neolissochilus wynaadensis

Neolissochilus wynaadensis, the Wayanad mahseer, is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India.^[1] It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.^[2]

Neolissochilus wynaadensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Neolissochilus
Species:	N. wynaadensis
Binomial name
Neolissochilus wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
Barbus wynaadensis F. Day, 1873 Puntius wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873) Barbodes wynaadensis (F. Day, 1873)

Species revision in 2014 based on phylogenetic study has moved the genus of this fish from Barbodes to Neolissochilus.^[3]