Gray's stone loach
(Redirected from Balitora brucei)
| Gray's stone loach | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitora |
| Species: | B. brucei |
| Binomial name | |
| Balitora brucei J. E. Gray, 1830 | |
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Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. It is endemic to India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It grows to a maximum length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).
They are found in rapid streams in ditches. Females are more often plumper than males.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Britz, R. (2010). "Balitora brucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T166923A6292318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166923A6292318.en. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Balitora brucei Gray, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ↑ "Balitora brucei — Loaches Online". www.loaches.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.