Common name of Hypselobarbus micropogon
 
Common name Korhi 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 locality/area
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); 'Korhi' here is probably a misspelling of 'Khori' which is a town in Sind, Pakistan.
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