Ghatsa montana
Ghatsa montana (Herre, 1945)
Anamalai loach


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Family:  Balitoridae (River loaches)
Max. size:  7.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Anamalai Hills in Western Ghats, India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 38-38
Biology:  Lives in torrential streams (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 11 June 2010 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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