Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Asia: Western Ghats of Kerala, India. |
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Found in streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236). |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 19 June 2010 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Known from Western Ghats of Kerala (Ref. 4832). Recorded from Travancore (Ref. 43640) and Pampadumpara (Ref. 43641) and Periyar and Pamba basins in southern parts of Western Ghats (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 45255.
Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 50614). |
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