CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"

Hypselobarbus lithopidos (Day, 1874) is a poorly known cyprinid fish endemic to the rivers of the Western Ghats of India. This species is assessed as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with a note that it could be possibly extinct. Here, we provide information on a recent co...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Ali, S. Philip, R. Raghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1508
_version_ 1818848319965757440
author A. Ali
S. Philip
R. Raghavan
author_facet A. Ali
S. Philip
R. Raghavan
author_sort A. Ali
collection DOAJ
description Hypselobarbus lithopidos (Day, 1874) is a poorly known cyprinid fish endemic to the rivers of the Western Ghats of India. This species is assessed as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with a note that it could be possibly extinct. Here, we provide information on a recent collection of this species from the type locality, and discuss its current distribution, ecology, threats and conservation. A revised Red List status for the species is also proposed.
first_indexed 2024-12-19T06:15:28Z
format Article
id doaj.art-ffa0c182cadd47b3b54a1a24bd4247fc
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-19T06:15:28Z
publishDate 2013-09-01
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
record_format Article
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
spelling doaj.art-ffa0c182cadd47b3b54a1a24bd4247fc2022-12-21T20:32:52ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072013-09-015134743475110.11609/JoTT.o3655.4743-511483CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"A. AliS. PhilipR. RaghavanHypselobarbus lithopidos (Day, 1874) is a poorly known cyprinid fish endemic to the rivers of the Western Ghats of India. This species is assessed as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with a note that it could be possibly extinct. Here, we provide information on a recent collection of this species from the type locality, and discuss its current distribution, ecology, threats and conservation. A revised Red List status for the species is also proposed.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1508
spellingShingle A. Ali
S. Philip
R. Raghavan
CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"
Journal of Threatened Taxa
title CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"
title_full CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"
title_fullStr CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"
title_full_unstemmed CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"
title_short CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Back from obscurity: notes on the current distribution, threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid, <i>Hypselobarbus lithopidos</i> (Day, 1874) from the Western Ghats of India"
title_sort cepf western ghats special series back from obscurity notes on the current distribution threats and conservation status of a poorly known cyprinid i hypselobarbus lithopidos i day 1874 from the western ghats of india
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1508
work_keys_str_mv AT aali cepfwesternghatsspecialseriesbackfromobscuritynotesonthecurrentdistributionthreatsandconservationstatusofapoorlyknowncyprinidihypselobarbuslithopidosiday1874fromthewesternghatsofindia
AT sphilip cepfwesternghatsspecialseriesbackfromobscuritynotesonthecurrentdistributionthreatsandconservationstatusofapoorlyknowncyprinidihypselobarbuslithopidosiday1874fromthewesternghatsofindia
AT rraghavan cepfwesternghatsspecialseriesbackfromobscuritynotesonthecurrentdistributionthreatsandconservationstatusofapoorlyknowncyprinidihypselobarbuslithopidosiday1874fromthewesternghatsofindia