Sahyadria is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to India where they are endemic to rivers and streams in the Western Ghats. They were formerly included in Puntius. The largest Sahyadria measure total length.
Etymology The name of this genus is derived from the word "Sahyadri", a local name for the Western Ghats.
Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999) Sahyadria denisonii (F. Day, 1865) – Denison barb; red line torpedo barb
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