Lepidopygopsis typus, the Peninsular hilltrout, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Kerala, India where it is only known from Periyar River and Periyar Lake. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Lepidopygopsis B. S. Raj, 1941 |
| Species: | L. typus
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| Lepidopygopsis typus B. S. Raj, 1941
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References
edit- ^ Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Lepidopygopsis typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172507A6905893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172507A6905893.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidopygopsis typus". FishBase. December 2013 version.
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