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Gray's stone loach
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species: B. brucei
Binomial name
Balitora brucei
J. E. Gray, 1830
Synonyms
  • Balitora maculata Gray, 1830
  • Homaloptera brucei (Gray, 1830)
  • Homaloptera maculata (Gray, 1830)
  • Platycara maculata (Gray, 1830)
  • Platycara anisura McClelland & Griffith, 1842

Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. It is endemic to India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It grows to a maximum length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).

They are found in rapid streams in ditches. Females are more often plumper than males.

References

  1. Britz, R. (2010). "Balitora brucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166923A6292318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166923A6292318.en. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Balitora brucei Gray, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. "Balitora brucei — Loaches Online". www.loaches.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
Taxon identifiers
Balitora brucei


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