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Balitora brucei in Nepal
Gray's stone loach

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Balitora brucei   Gray, 1830
Family:	Balitoridae (River loaches) , subfamily: Balitorinae			picture (Babru_u0.jpg) by Panitvong, N.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Gray's stone loach
Max. size:	10.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: India, Bhutan and Bangladesh (Ref. 4832), Nepal (Ref. 12045) and Myanmar (Ref. 57739).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished from other species by the combination of the following characters: head length 19-22% SL; caudal peduncle 3.0-4.2 times longer than deep; head width at nares 14.9-17.1% SL, 77-87% HL, maximum head width 86-105% HL; interorbital width 41-49% HL; length of caudal peduncle 16.7-21.4% SL; preanal length 72.0-78.6% SL (Ref. 37826).
Biology:	Occurs in torrential hill streams. Prefers backwater and quiet eddies (Ref. 12045)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)
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Nepal country information
Common names:	Rock carp		Ref:  Shrestha, T.K., 1990
Status:	native		Ref:  Shrestha, J., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	scarce (very unlikely)		Ref:  Shrestha, T.K., 1990
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Known from the mainstreams and tributaries of Gandaki, Koshi and Karnali (Ref. 12045), preferring backwater and quiet eddies (Ref. 57735). Used in folk medicine (Ref. 57735) and as ornamental fish by Buddhists (Ref. 12045). Also Ref. 40948, 41236.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/np.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Shrestha, T.K., 1990
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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