Biology:Nemacheilus anguilla

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Short description: Species of fish

Nemacheilus anguilla
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Nemacheilus
Species:
N. anguilla
Binomial name
Nemacheilus anguilla
Annandale, 1919
Synonyms
  • Noemacheilus anguilla (Annandale, 1919)
  • Nemacheilus poonaensis Menon, 1950

Nemacheilus anguilla, the eel loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus which is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India. It occurs in streams with pebbles and with sandy substrates. It is collected for the aquarium trade but the main threat may come from pollution caused by large numbers of pilgrims which attend temples near the waters in which this species occurs.[1]

Footnotes

Wikidata ☰ Q3755784 entry