''Barbodes wynaadensis'' is a species of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fish. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of TL. It is of minor importance to local

commercial fisheries Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often ...

. Species revision in 2014 based on phylogenetic study has moved this fish from Barbodes to Neolissochilus.

References

wynaadensis Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Fish described in 1873 Taxa named by Francis Day {{Cyprininae-stub