Pethia pookodensis

Pethia pookodensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Pethia]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/PethiaP. pookodensis
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/PethiaPethia pookodensis; (Mercy & Eapen, 2007)
Synonyms
	Puntius pookodensis Mercy & Eapen, 2007;

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Pethia pookodensis, the Pookode Lake barb, is a species of cyprinid fish found in Kerala, India where it is only known to occur in Pookode Lake in the Western Ghats. This species can reach a length of 4.3 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.^[2] The high level of tourism around the lake poses serious threats to its ecosystem.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2015). "Pethia pookodensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T172333A70366431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172333A70366431.en. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
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[IUCN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2015). "Pethia pookodensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T172333A70366431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172333A70366431.en. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

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Pethia pookodensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Pethia]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/PethiaP. pookodensis
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PethiaPethia pookodensis (Mercy & Eapen, 2007)
Synonyms
Puntius pookodensis Mercy & Eapen, 2007