[3] It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats especially to the Southwest Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala.

[4] Filament barbs are a group of small freshwater fishes found in the rivers of peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

These barbs are popular among aquarium hobbyists as an ornamental fish and are also collected from rivers and bred for trade.

It has been collected from the Netravati, Chalakudy and Kallada river basins in recent years.

[7] It is a barb with a black band about as wide as eye across each caudal-fin lobe.