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