Nemacheilus keralensis (Rita, Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1978)
Koitha,  കൊയ്ത

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Western Ghats of Kerala, India.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 19 June 2010 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  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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