Hypselobarbus jerdoni, also known as Jerdon's carp, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is found in larger streams of southern Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra. This species can grow to a length of TL. It is caught commercially for human consumption.
Etymology The fish is named in honor of British physician-naturalist Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (1811–1872), who described a lot of fishes from India, including Hypselobarbus gracilis.
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