Nemachilichthys rueppelli

Mongoose loach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Nemachilichthys
F. Day, 1878
Species: N. rueppelli
Binomial name
Nemachilichthys rueppelli [1]
(Sykes, 1839)
Synonyms

Cobitis ruppelli Sykes, 1839
Nemachilichthys shimogensis Narayan Rao, 1920 [1]

Nemachilichthys rueppelli, also known as the mongoose loach is a species of stone loach from rivers in India. It includes N. shimogensis, which frequently is recognized as a valid species from the Thunga River in Karnataka, but (Keskar et al. 2015)[1] treating them as synonyms.[1] This species is the only member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Keskar, A., Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Ali, A., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2015): Redescription of Nemachilichthys rueppelli, a senior synonym of N. shimogensis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 4059 (3): 555–568.
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