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Schistura sharavathiensis

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Species of fish

Schistura sharavathiensis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species: S. sharavathiensis
Binomial name
Schistura sharavathiensis
Sreekantha, Gururaja, Rema Devi, Indra & Ramachandra, 2006

Schistura sharavathiensis, sometimes known as the Sharavati loach, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is endemic to the Sharavathi River basin in the central Western Ghats, India. It grows to 2.9 cm (1.1 in) standard length. It is known from a perennial, torrential hill stream with good vegetation cover at 450–480 m (1,480–1,570 ft) above sea level.

References

  1. ^ Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Schistura sharavathiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172482A6901274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172482A6901274.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura sharavathiensis". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Schistura sharavathiensis


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