<i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India

<i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India

A new nemacheiline loach is described from the Seethanathi river of the Western Ghats, Karnataka. The new species differs from others of the genus in having an incomplete lateral line extending up to the end of the pelvic fin, shorter snout (35.9 -39.4% of HL) and bigger eyes (28.1-31.3% of HL). No...

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Main Authors: M. Arunachalam, M. Muralidharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2009-03-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/344
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spelling doaj-e36a293d30fd494eb31f1ae71204c2bf2020-11-25T01:40:43ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072009-03-011314715010.11609/JoTT.o1942.147-50330<i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, IndiaM. ArunachalamM. MuralidharanA new nemacheiline loach is described from the Seethanathi river of the Western Ghats, Karnataka. The new species differs from others of the genus in having an incomplete lateral line extending up to the end of the pelvic fin, shorter snout (35.9 -39.4% of HL) and bigger eyes (28.1-31.3% of HL). Notable colour variation is present in the bands on the back (11-13) and blotches (6-8) evenly spaced along the lateral line.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/344
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M. Muralidharan
<i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
author_facet M. Arunachalam
M. Muralidharan
author_sort M. Arunachalam
title <i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India
title_short <i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India
title_full <i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India
title_fullStr <i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India
title_full_unstemmed <i>Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India
title_sort <i>nemacheilus stigmofasciatus</i>, a new species of nemacheiline loach (cypriniformes: balitoridae) from the western ghats, india
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2009-03-01
description A new nemacheiline loach is described from the Seethanathi river of the Western Ghats, Karnataka. The new species differs from others of the genus in having an incomplete lateral line extending up to the end of the pelvic fin, shorter snout (35.9 -39.4% of HL) and bigger eyes (28.1-31.3% of HL). Notable colour variation is present in the bands on the back (11-13) and blotches (6-8) evenly spaced along the lateral line.
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