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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Ghatsa: Named after the Western Ghats of India where species of this genus appears to be endemic.
Eponymy: Dr Ambat Gopalan Kutty Menon (1921–2002) was the foremost Indian ichthyologist and zoo-geographer of the 20th century. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, Z.S. and L.M. Page, 2015. On the paraphyly of Homaloptera (Teleostei: Balitoridae) and description of a new genus of hillstream loaches from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3926(1):57-86. (Ref. 100449)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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