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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Nemacheilus |
| Species: | N. triangularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nemacheilus triangularis (F. Day, 1865)
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Mesonoemacheilus triangularis F. Day, 1865 | |
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Nemacheilus triangularis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nemacheilus triangularis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
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