Slender stone loach

Slender stone loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species:
B. mysorensis
Binomial name
Balitora mysorensis
Hora, 1941

Slender stone loach (Balitora mysorensis) is a species of hill-stream loach.[1][2][3] It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and known from Kerala and Karnataka, and possibly from Maharashtra. It inhabits torrential streams and can be found attached to bedrock, cobbles, and boulders.[1]

Slender stone loach grow to 5.0 cm (2.0 in) SL.[2]

Slender stone loach are occasionally collected for international aquarium trade. In some rivers the species is threatened by pollution from plantations as well as destructive fishing practices.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Balitora mysorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172476A6899940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172476A6899940.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Balitora mysorensis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2015.


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