Haludaria
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| Haludaria | |
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| Melon barb, Haludaria fasciata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Haludaria Pethiyagoda, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Cirrhinus fasciatus Jerdon, 1849 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dravidia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012 (preoccupied) | |
Haludaria is a genus of cyprinids native to freshwater habitats in the Western Ghats of India. Originally the genus was named Dravidia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012[1] which is preoccupied by the dipteran genus Dravidia Lehrer, 2010.[2]
The name Haludaria is derived from "Haludar", the name of a Bengali youth and artist who provided the illustrations for Francis Hamilton's (Formerly Buchanan) book on the Ganges River fishes.[2]