Gray's stone loach

Gray's stone loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species:
B. brucei
Binomial name
Balitora brucei
Synonyms[2]
  • Balitora maculata Gray, 1830
  • Homaloptera brucei (Gray, 1830)
  • Homaloptera maculata (Gray, 1830)
  • Platycara maculata (Gray, 1830)
  • Platycara anisura McClelland & Griffith, 1842

Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. It is endemic to India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It grows to a maximum length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).

They are found in rapid streams in ditches. Females are more often plumper than males.[3]

References

  1. ^ Britz, R. (2010). "Balitora brucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166923A6292318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166923A6292318.en. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Balitora brucei Gray, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Balitora brucei — Loaches Online". www.loaches.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.


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