Biology:Travancoria elongata
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Short description: Species of fish
| Travancoria elongata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Travancoria |
| Species: | T. elongata
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| Binomial name | |
| Travancoria elongata Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994
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Travancoria elongata, which is also known as Periyar loach, (മലയാളം: നെടും കൽനക്കി) is an endangered species[2] of freshwater fish only found in Chalakudy River and Periyar River,[3] from the family of Balitoridae (River loaches).[4] These fishes grows up to 11 centimetres (4.3 in) long. Large-scale capture of these species from rivers in order to export them to the international market as ornamental fish has become a threat to this species. Included in the Red Data Book, they are on the verge of extinction.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Travancoria elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172320A6867198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172320A6867198.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172320/6867198. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Travancoria elongata" in FishBase. August 2021 version.
- ↑ "(PDF) New records of the Endangered balitorid loach, Travancoria elongata Pethiyagoda & Kottelat 1994, from the Kerala part of the Western Ghats, India" (in en). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256202104_New_records_of_the_Endangered_balitorid_loach_Travancoria_elongata_Pethiyagoda_Kottelat_1994_from_the_Kerala_part_of_the_Western_Ghats_India.
- ↑ "ADW: Travancoria elongata: CLASSIFICATION". https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Travancoria_elongata/classification/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4874666 entry
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