Schistura sharavathiensis
| Schistura sharavathiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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[2] | |
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.[1][3] [2] It grows to 2.9 cm (1.1 in) standard length.[2] 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.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Schistura sharavathiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T172482A6901274. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Schistura sharavathiensis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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