Pethia pookodensis

Pethia pookodensis, the Pookode Lake barb, is a species of cyprinid fish found in Kerala, India where it is only known to occur in Pookode Lake in the Western Ghats. This species can reach a length of 4.3 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.^[2] The high level of tourism around the lake poses serious threats to its ecosystem.^[1]

Pethia pookodensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Pethia
Species:	P. pookodensis
Binomial name
Pethia pookodensis (Mercy & Eapen, 2007)
Synonyms
Puntius pookodensis Mercy & Eapen, 2007