<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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