Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 7. Distinguished from any other species of the genus by its longer head (23-25% SL, versus 19-23 in other species). From B. annamitica, B. burmanica and B. meridionalis it is easily distinguished by its greater number of scales along lateral line (64-65 versus 61-64), from B. burmanica and B. brucei by its stouter caudal peduncle (1.9 times longer than deep, versus 3-4) (Ref. 37826).

Common Names

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Balitora mysorenská , Czech , Czechia

Slender stone loach , English , India

Mysore mägihink , Estonian , Estonia

Kalla , Kannada , India

Kallukorava , Kannada , India

印度爬鰍 , Mandarin Chinese , China

印度爬鳅 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Balitoridae

Genus: Balitora

Species: Balitora mysorensis Hora, 1941

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: India from Cauvery and Tungabhadra river systems in Karnataka; Kolhapur in Maharashtra (Ref. 4832); Kabani and Bhavani rivers in Kerala (Ref. 43638).

Biology

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Occurs in torrential streams.

Habitat

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demersal