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Nilgiris barb
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypselobarbus
Species:	H. dubius
Binomial name
Hypselobarbus dubius (F. Day, 1867)
Synonyms
Puntius dubius Day, 1867 Barbus dubius (Day, 1867) Gonoproktopterus dubius (Day, 1867)

The Nilgiris barb (Hypselobarbus dubius), also called the cock fish, is a tropical species of freshwater cyprinid fish. It is native to India. It is potamodromous, benthopelagic, and less than 25 cm long.

References

1. Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Hypselobarbus dubius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172384A6880572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172384A6880572.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Day, Francis (1889). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Fishes (PDF). Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

Footnotes

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypselobarbus dubius". FishBase.

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