Puntius nelsoni

Puntius nelsoni (common name: Travancore yellow barb) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. The species was discovered in 2011, named and described by Mathews Plamoottil from the Baby John Memorial Government College, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala in 2014 in the International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies. It was collected from Kallumkal region of Manimala River in Kerala, India (Western Ghats), with a running length of 92 km only and it empties into the Vembanad Lake. Puntius nelsoni is named after Nelson P. Abraham of St. Thomas college, Kozhencherry .

Puntius nelsoni

Puntius nelsoni (common name: Travancore yellow barb) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. The species was discovered in 2011, named and described by Mathews Plamoottil from the Baby John Memorial Government College, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala in 2014 in the International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies. It was collected from Kallumkal region of Manimala River in Kerala, India (Western Ghats), with a running length of 92 km only and it empties into the Vembanad Lake. Puntius nelsoni is named after Nelson P. Abraham of St. Thomas college, Kozhencherry .