Barbodes wynaadensis is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India. It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) . It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
Species revision in 2014 based on phylogenetic study has moved this fish from Barbodes to Neolissochilus.
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