Kantaka barb

Kantaka barb
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Kantaka; Hora, 1942
Species:	K. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
	Kantaka brevidorsalis; (F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
	Semiplotus brevidorsalis Day, 1873 ; Cyprinion brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ; Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ; Osteochilus brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ; Scaphiodon brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) ;

The Kantaka barb (Kantaka brevidorsalis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Western Ghats, India.^[1]^[4]^[5] It inhabits large streams,^[1] and grows to 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.^[4] It was described by Francis Talbot Day in 1873.

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Kantaka barb

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Kantaka Hora, 1942^[2]
Species:	K. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
*Kantaka brevidorsalis* (F. Day, 1873)^[3]
Synonyms
Semiplotus brevidorsalis Day, 1873 Cyprinion brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Osteochilus brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Scaphiodon brevidorsalis (Day, 1873)