Balitoridae (River loaches) |
7.27 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; freshwater |
Asia: India from Cauvery and Tungabhadra river systems in Karnataka; Kolhapur in Maharashtra (Ref. 4832); Kabani and Bhavani rivers in Kerala (Ref. 43638). |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Distinguished from any other species of the genus by its longer head (23-25% SL, versus 19-23 in other species). From B. annamitica, B. burmanica and B. meridionalis it is easily distinguished by its greater number of scales along lateral line (64-65 versus 61-64), from B. burmanica and B. brucei by its stouter caudal peduncle (1.9 times longer than deep, versus 3-4) (Ref. 37826).
Description: Pectoral-fin rays viii-ix 10-12 (Ref. 93254). |
Occurs in torrential streams. |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 30 June 2010 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Known from Western Ghats in Cauvery and Tungabhadra river systems (Karnataka) and Kolhapur (Maharashtra) (Ref. 4832). Also found in Kabani & Bhavani rivers in Kerala; recorded from Sinkaparathodu, Keralamedu (Bhavani river) (Ref. 43638). Also Ref. 37826, 41236, 43641, 45255.
Status of threat: Critically endangered (Ref. 50614). |
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