Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Dorsal fin origin behind the origin of the pelvic fin and inserted nearer to the caudal fin base than to the tip of the snout; pectoral fin with 4 simple and 10 branched rays; rostral barbels unequal in size, first pair shorter than second pair; lateral line with 88-95 scales; body dark brown with 8-9 blotches on dorsal surface; ventral surface anterior to anal fin yellow and remainfer brown (Ref. 47923).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Balitoridae

Genus: Ghatsa

Species: Ghatsa santhamparaiensis (Arunachalam, Johnson & Rema Devi, 2002)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Hides under bedrock undercuts and edges of boulders (Ref. 47923). Temperature 17 ° C (Ref. 47923).

Habitat

demersal