Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Smiliogastrinae
Genus Haludaria
Species: H. afasciata – H. fasciata – H. kannikattiensis – H. melanampyx – H. pradhani
Name
Haludaria Pethiyagoda, 2013
Typus: Cirrhinus fasciatus Jerdon, 1849 = Haludaria fasciata
Gender: feminine
Replacement name for Dravidia Pethiyagoda et al., 2012 preoccupied by Dravidia Lehrer, 2010
Etymology: Haludaria nom. nov. is named after 'Haludar, a Bengal youth', who ca 1797 was the artist who made the illustrations in Francis Hamilton's book Gangetic Fishes on the fishes of the Ganges River.
Synonyms
Dravidia Pethiyagoda et al., 2012
Primary references
Lehrer, A. C. (2010). Biodiversite du genre Kozlovea Rohdendorf et etablissement d’un nouveau genre pour la faune d’Inde (Diptera, Sarcophagidae). Fragmenta Dipterologica 25: 23–28.
Pethiyagoda, R. 2013. Haludaria, a replacement generic name for Dravidia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3646(2): 199–199. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.2.9 Open access Reference page.
Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. 2012. A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 23(1): 69–95. PDF Reference page.
Haludaria is a genus of cyprinids native to freshwater habitats in the Western Ghats of India. Originally the genus was named Dravidia Pethiyagoda, Meegaskumbura & Maduwage, 2012[1] which is preoccupied by the dipteran genus Dravidia Lehrer, 2010.[2]
Etymology
The name Haludaria is derived from "Haludar", the name of a Bengali youth and artist who provided the illustrations for Francis Hamilton's (Formerly Buchanan) book on the Ganges River fishes.[2]
Description
Adults are small, typically less than 6 cm (2.4 in) SL. Both rostral and maxillary barbels are present. Lateral line is complete and has 18–26 pored scales on body. There are one or two broad, black bars on flank, between bases of dorsal and anal fins.[1]: p.79
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]
Haludaria afasciata (Jayaram, 1990)
Haludaria fasciata (Jerdon, 1849) (Melon barb)
Haludaria kannikattiensis (Arunachalam & J. A. Johnson, 2003)
Haludaria melanampyx (F. Day, 1865)
References
Rohan Pethiyagoda, R.; Meegaskumbura, M.; Maduwage, K. (2012). "A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (1): 69–95.
Pethiyagoda, R. (2013): Haludaria, a replacement generic name for Dravidia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 3646 (2): 199.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Haludaria". FishBase. August 2015 version.
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