Slender stone loach
| Slender stone loach | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitora |
| Species: | B. mysorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Balitora mysorensis Hora, 1941 | |
Slender stone loach (Balitora mysorensis) is a species of hill-stream loach.[1][2][3] It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and known from Kerala and Karnataka, and possibly from Maharashtra. It inhabits torrential streams and can be found attached to bedrock, cobbles, and boulders.[1]
Slender stone loach grow to 5.0 cm (2.0 in) SL.[2]
Slender stone loach are occasionally collected for international aquarium trade. In some rivers the species is threatened by pollution from plantations as well as destructive fishing practices.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2013). "Balitora mysorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Balitora mysorensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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