Anamalai loach (Homaloptera montana)

Scientific name: Homaloptera montana Herre, 1945

The Anamalai loach (Homaloptera montana) is a freshwater fish of the family Balitoridae. Native range: Asia, Anamalai Hills in Western Ghats, India.

Species facts

Scientific name
Homaloptera montana
Family
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.3
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Anamalai Hills in Western Ghats, India.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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