Haludaria melanampyx is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is known from south Kanara through the Travancore hills to the Nagercoil, Nilgiris, and Cauvery drainages in the Western Ghats, India.[1][2]

Haludaria melanampyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Haludaria
Species:
H. melanampyx
Binomial name
Haludaria melanampyx
(F. Day, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Puntius melanampyx (Day, 1865)
  • Labeo melanampyx Day, 1865
  • Dravidia melanampys (Day, 1865)

References

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  1. 1 2 Abraham, R. (2020) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Haludaria melanampyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T172427A176405724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172427A176405724.en. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haludaria melanampyx". FishBase. August 2015 version.