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{{Speciesbox
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. 2011. ''[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172507/0 Lepidopygopsis typus]''. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. [http://www.iucnredlist.org www.iucnredlist.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ |date=2014-06-27 }}. Downloaded on 17 January 2014.</ref>
| genus = Lepidopygopsis
| parent_authority = [[B. Sundara Raj|B. S. Raj]], 1941
| species = typus
| authority = [[B. Sundara Raj|B. S. Raj]], 1941
}}

'''''Lepidopygopsis typus''''', the '''Peninsular hilltrout''', is a species of [[cyprinid]] fish [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Kerala]], [[India]] where it is only known from [[Periyar River]] and [[Periyar Lake]]. This species can reach a length of {{convert|25|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. It is currently the only known member of its genus.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Lepidopygopsis |species= typus| month = December| year = 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cyprinid fish of Asia]]
[[Category:Fish of India]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1941]]

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