Waikhomia
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| Waikhomia | |
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| Waikhomia sahyadriensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Waikhomia Katwate, Kumkar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| Waikhomia hira Katwate, Kumkar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020[1] | |
Waikhomia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the hillstreams of the Western Ghats in India.