Slender stone loach (Balitora mysorensis)

Scientific name: Balitora mysorensis Hora, 1941

Slender stone loach (Balitora mysorensis)

The Slender stone loach (Balitora mysorensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Balitoridae. Native range: Asia, India from Cauvery and Tungabhadra river systems in Karnataka; Kolhapur in Maharashtra; Kabani and Bhavani rivers in Kerala.

Biology

Distinguished from any other species of the genus by its longer head (23-25% SL, versus 19-23 in other species). From B. annamitica, B. burmanica and B. meridionalis it is easily distinguished by its greater number of scales along lateral line (64-65 versus 61-64), from B. burmanica and B. brucei by its stouter caudal peduncle (1.9 times longer than deep, versus 3-4).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Balitora mysorensis
Family
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India from Cauvery and Tungabhadra river systems in Karnataka; Kolhapur in Maharashtra; Kabani and Bhavani rivers in Kerala.
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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