Pethia pookodensis

Pethia pookodensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Pethia
Species:	P. pookodensis
Binomial name
	Pethia pookodensis; (Mercy & Eapen, 2007)
Synonyms
	Puntius pookodensis Mercy & Eapen, 2007;

Pethia pookodensis, the Pookode Lake barb, is a species of cyprinid fish found in Kerala, India where it is only known to occur in Pookode Lake in the Western Ghats. This species can reach a length of 4.3 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.^[2] The high level of tourism around the lake poses serious threats to its ecosystem.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2015). "Pethia pookodensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172333A70366431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172333A70366431.en. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia pookodensis". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2015). "Pethia pookodensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172333A70366431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172333A70366431.en. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia pookodensis". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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