Author: Katwate, Marcus Knight, Anoop, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2020
FBname: Austellus barb
Comments: Inhabits the main river area and is found with cyprinids <i>Dawkinsia filamentosa, D. lepida, Pethia punctata, Puntius mahecola, Devario malabaricus</i> (Jerdon) and the cichlid
  <i>Pseudetroplus maculatus</i> (Ref. 127046).