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Cyprinidae
Pookode Lake Barb
Pethia pookodensis
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South Asia
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallPethia 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. The high level of tourism around the lake poses serious threats to its ecosystem.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Pethia
- Maximum length
- 4.3 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Asia: Pookode Lake in Kerala, India.
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
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Order
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