Hypsibarbus vernayi

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Hypsibarbus vernayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypsibarbus
Species:
H. vernayi
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus vernayi
(Norman, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Barbus vernayi Norman, 1925
  • Barbodes vernayi (Norman, 1925)
  • Puntius vernayi (Norman, 1925)

Hypsibarbus vernayi is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Hypsibarbus. The specific name references Arthur S. Vernay, an English adventurer who collected the type specimen.[2]

The species can attain a maximum length of 21.6 cm and a maximum weight of 250 g.[3]

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