Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day, 1874)
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 thomassi (the red Canarese barb) is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypselobarbus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India. This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL, possibly even larger.
Wikipedia contributors, Hypselobarbus thomassi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:53:25.807567+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day, 1874)
- Name authority
- (Day, 1874)
- 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 thomassi (Day, 1874)
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 kolus (Sykes, 1839) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gonoproktopterus thomassi (Day, 1874) (Day, 1874) | synonym |
| Hypselobarbus thomasi (Day, 1874) (Day, 1874) | synonym |
| Puntius thomassi (Day, 1874) (Day, 1874) | synonym |
| Barbus thomassi Day, 1874 Day, 1874 | 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=1020425 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:3P2ZV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.