Schistura nagodiensis, sometimes known as the Nagodi loach, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is endemic to the Sharavathi River basin in the central Western Ghats, India, where it is known from Nagodihole, its type locality.[1][3][2] It grows to 2.8 cm (1.1 in) standard length.[2] It is known from torrential hill streams with good vegetation cover at 600–800 m (2,000–2,600 ft) above sea level.[1]

Schistura nagodiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. nagodiensis
Binomial name
Schistura nagodiensis
Sreekantha, Gururaja, Rema Devi, Indra & Ramachandra, 2006[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Schistura nagodiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172493A6903467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172493A6903467.en.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura nagodiensis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 March 2017.