Nemacheilus triangularis

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Nemacheilus triangularis[2] is a species of stone loach endemic to the Western Ghats in southern Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, India. It is a fairly common species occurring in streams with gravel, cobbles and bedrock with some sand as the substrate.[1] This fish grows to a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL and can be found in the aquarium trade.[3]

Nemacheilus triangularis
1865 illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Nemacheilus
Species:
N. triangularis
Binomial name
Nemacheilus triangularis
(F. Day, 1865)
Synonyms

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis F. Day, 1865

References

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  1. ^ a b Abraham, R.; Dahanukar, N. & Sidharthan, A. (2023). "Mesonoemacheilus triangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T173143881A60624507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T173143881A60624507.en. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Nemacheilus triangularis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nemacheilus triangularis". FishBase. November 2014 version.