Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei)

Scientific name: Balitora brucei Gray, 1830

Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei)

The Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei) is a freshwater fish of the family Balitoridae. Native range: Asia, India, Bhutan and Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished from other species by the combination of the following characters: head length 19-22% SL; caudal peduncle 3.0-4.2 times longer than deep; head width at nares 14.9-17.1% SL, 77-87% HL, maximum head width 86-105% HL; interorbital width 41-49% HL; length of caudal peduncle 16.7-21.4% SL; preanal length 72.0-78.6% SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Balitora brucei
Family
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India, Bhutan and Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
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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