Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes, 1839)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hypselobarbus kolus (kolus barb) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus which is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. It has been recorded from the rivers Chalakudy, Periyar, Muvattupuzha and Karamana, Linganamakki Dam on the Sharavathi River, Krishna River, Thamirabarani, Bhima River, Godavari and Bhadra.
It is found in fast flowing streams and in reservoirs in the middle and upper stretches of rivers and is known to breed following the monsoon, the breeding adults develop bright colours. It is threatened by human activities such as destructive fishing practices, sand mining, siltation, urbanization and deforestation, as well as overfishing in some parts of its range.
Wikipedia contributors, Hypselobarbus kolus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:53:25.806567+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypselobarbus kolus (Sykes, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Sykes, 1839)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Hypselobarbus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHypselobarbus Bleeker, 1860
- speciesHypselobarbus kolus (Sykes, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypselobarbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus dubius (Day, 1867) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus kurali Menon & Rema Devi, 1995 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day, 1870) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus bicolor Knight, Rai, d'Souza, Philip & Dahanukar, 2016 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus dobsoni (Day, 1876) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus jerdoni (Day, 1870) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus keralaensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden, 2016 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus lithopidos (Day, 1874) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus micropogon (Valenciennes, 1842) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes, 1839) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis Arunachalam, Chinnaraja & Mayden, 2016 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Puntius kolus (Sykes, 1839) (Sykes, 1839) | synonym |
| Gonoproktopterus kolus (Sykes, 1839) (Sykes, 1839) | synonym |
| Barbus kolus Sykes, 1839 Sykes, 1839 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1022526 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3P2ZH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.