Parapsilorhynchus prateri

Parapsilorhynchus prateri, the Deolali minnow, is a critically endangered species of cyprinid fish currently only known from the Darna River near Deolali in Nashik District, Maharashtra, India. It is possibly extinct as it has not been recorded since 2004.[2] Recently Nandur Madhameshwar declared a new Ramsar site in Maharashtra which provide sanctuary to the Deolali minnow.

Deolali minnow

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Cyprinidae
Genus:
Parapsilorhynchus
Species:
P. prateri
Binomial name
Parapsilorhynchus prateri
(Hora & Misra, 1938)

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Parapsilorhynchus prateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172471A6898894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172471A6898894.en.
  2. "Parapsilorhynchus prateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 September 2014.


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