Pethia pookodensis

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

Pethia pookodensis 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[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. 2011. Pethia pookodensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
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[IUCN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. 2011. Pethia pookodensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.

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