Common name of Hypselobarbus curmuca
 
Common name Curmuca barb
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country India
Locality
Ref. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier other/n.a.
2nd modifier
Remarks 'barb', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979).
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