<i>Pethia lutea</i>, a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and new records of P. punctata from northern Western Ghats of India

A new species of barb Pethia lutea is described from the Kundalika River in the northern part of the Western Ghats. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners in India based on a combination of characters including a distinct humped nape, absence of barbels, complete lateral line, lips...

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Main Authors: U. Katwate, C. Katwate, R. Raghavan, M.S. Paingankar, N. Dahanukar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/186