Blind loach (Nemacheilus smithi)

Scientific name: Nemacheilus smithi Greenwood, 1976

The Blind loach (Nemacheilus smithi) is a freshwater fish of the family Balitoridae. Native range: Asia, Baq-e-Loveh pool, Ab-i-Serum Valley near Tang-e-haft railway station, Zagros mountains, Iran.

Biology

A cave fish living in an underground pool at high altitude.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemacheilus smithi
Family
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: Baq-e-Loveh pool, Ab-i-Serum Valley near Tang-e-haft railway station, Zagros mountains, Iran.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
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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