Nemacheilus triangularis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Mesonoemacheilus |
| Species: | M. triangularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesonoemacheilus triangularis (F. Day, 1865)
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| Synonyms | |
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Nemacheilus periyarensis Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2005 | |
Mesonoemacheilus triangularis[2] or Nemacheilus periyarensis[1][3] 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]
References
- ^ a b c Abraham, R. (2013). "Nemacheilus triangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 July 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nemacheilus triangularis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
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