Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Distinguished from all other species of Balitora except B. brucei by its thin caudal peduncle (3-4 times longer than deep, vs. 1.9-2.8; length 16-21% SL, vs. 13-16% and 72-106% lateral HL, vs. 65-82); it differs from B. brucei by a larger eye (3.0-4.0% SL, vs. 2.3-3.3), thinner head (73-85% HL, versus 86-105) and shorter interorbital width (37-42% HL, versus 40-44) (Ref. 37826).

Common Names

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Balitora barmská , Czech , Czechia

Burmese stone loach , English , India

Birma mägihink , Estonian , Estonia

Burmanimunuoliainen , Finnish , Finland

Flossensauger , German , Germany

Karpfenschmerle , German , Germany

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Balitoridae

Genus: Balitora

Species: Balitora burmanica Hora, 1932

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: Irrawaddy, Salween and Tenasserim basins.

Biology

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In fast-flowing mountain creeks on rocky bottom; feeds on algae (Ref. 13371).

Habitat

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demersal