Barilius bakeri Day, 1865

A species of Barilius with deep body, its depth 2.9–3.2 times in SL; maxilla reaches to below middle of orbit; large tubercles on snout and lower jaw; 37–38 lateral line scales, 16 predorsal scales; 10 branched dorsal fin rays; a row of large bluish spots along the flanks.

Barilius bakeri Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1865 (1): 305 (type locality: Mundikyum, Cochin, India). 1865

Range Description: B. bakeri is endemic to the Western Ghats (Dahanukar et al. 2004) where it has been recorded from mid- and higher-elevation streams of major rivers in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (Raagam and Remadevi 2005, Remadevi et al. 2005). In Kerala, it is known from Periyar, Kabini, Chalakudy, Valapatanam, Chaliyar, Neyyar, Pampa, Vamanapuram, Kallada, Ithikkara, Karamana, Bharatapuzha, Muvattupuzha, Meenachil, Manimala, Achankovil, Pambar, Chandragiri, Karyangode, Kuppam, Bahavani (Baby et al. 2010, Raghavan et al. 2008, Kurup et al. 2004, Thomas 2001, 2004, Biju 2005, Shaji and Easa 2003). In Tamil Nadu, this species has been recorded from the drainages inside the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary (Remadevi et al. 2005) and Chittar, Periyar and Pampa river basins (Arunachalam 2000, Johnson and Arunachalam 2009). In Karnataka the species is recorded from Sharavathi River basin (Sreekantha 2007). Records of this species from Ujani wetland in Maharashtra (Sarwade and Khillare 2010) and Mizoram, Tripura and Barak drainage (Kar and Sen 2007) need conformation. Countries - Native: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra - Presence Uncertain, Mizoram - Presence Uncertain, Tamil Nadu, Tripura - Presence Uncertain)