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Common names: Bili-meenu, High-backed mahseer, Humpback mahseer
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from Peninsular India: Krishna and Godavari rivers are its principal river systems (Ref. 4832). Found in Chaliyar (Nilambur, Kerala), Cauvery and Moyar; Meenmutti area, Periyar river and lake (Ref. 43638); Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Bhavani River, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148). Destruction and changes in the ecological characteristics of the river in Sirur have contributed to the disappearance of the fish from there (Ref. 41236). Endangered or probably extinct (Ref. 41236, 45212). Also Ref. 40976, 43640, 45255.
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Main Ref: Knight, J.D.M., A. Rai and R.K.P. D'Souza, 2013
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Common names from other countries

Mussullah mahseer, Barbo indico, Küürselg-mägiparrak, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: Hypselobarbus: Greek, hypselos = high + Latin, barbus =barbel (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical

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Asia: India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4832); common length : 105 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4832); max. published weight: 90.0 kg (Ref. 4832)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of both rostral and maxillary barbels; last simple dorsal ray weak and smooth; complete lateral line with 41+1 pored scales; scales in transverse line from dorsal-fin origin to pelvic fin origin 9/1/4; scales between lateral line and anal-fin origin 5½; gill rakers long and branched; proximal end of fifth ceratobranchial hook-shaped, with 5+3+2 teeth; presence of a black bar behind the opercle (Ref. 94728).

Inhabits deeper part of clear fast flowing large jungle streams and rivers in upland areas (Ref. 41236).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Knight, J.D.M., A. Rai and R.K.P. D'Souza, 2013. On the identities of Barbus mussullah Sykes and Cyprinus curmuca Hamilton with notes on the status of Gobio canarensis Jerdon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3750(3):201-215. (Ref. 94728)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Endangered (EN) (B2ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 03 October 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00201 - 0.00949), b=3.10 (2.90 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes, 1839)