| Slender stone loach | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitora |
| Species: | B. mysorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Balitora mysorensis Hora, 1941 | |
Slender stone loach (Balitora mysorensis) is a species of hill-stream loach. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and known from Kerala and Karnataka, and possibly from Maharashtra. It inhabits torrential streams and can be found attached to bedrock, cobbles, and boulders.
Slender stone loach grow to 5.0 cm (2.0 in) SL.
Slender stone loach are occasionally collected for international aquarium trade. In some rivers the species is threatened by pollution from plantations as well as destructive fishing practices.
References
- ^ Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Balitora mysorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172476A6899940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172476A6899940.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Balitora mysorensis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Balitora mysorensis | |
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