Additional Record Of Hypselobarbus Kushavali From Thunga River And The Description Of New Species Of Hypselobarbus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) From Bhadra River, Karnataka, India
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The additional record of Hypselobarbus kushavali is reported from Thunga River, Karnataka, India and a new species of Hypselobarbus from Bhadra River, Karnataka is described herein. Hypselobarbus arunachalami sp. nov. is diagnosed from all its congeners in the genus by having fewer lateral-line scales and fewer circumferential scale rows.
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