Mesonoemacheilus
| Mesonoemacheilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Mesonoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982 |
Mesonoemacheilus is a genus of stone loach endemic to India.
All species are endemic to rivers draining the Western Ghats and the genus is separated from the closely-related Nemacheilus by members possessing two pairs of rostral barbels which are confluent at their bases vs. rostral barbels present but not confluent.[1]
Species
[edit]These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Mesonoemacheilus guentheri (Day 1867)
- Mesonoemacheilus herrei Nalbant & Bănărescu, 1982
- Mesonoemacheilus menoni (Zacharias & Minimol, 1999)
- Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis (Rema Devi & Indra, 1994)
- Mesonoemacheilus periyarensis (Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2005)
- Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui (Menon 1984)
- Mesonoemacheilus pulchellus (Day 1873)
- Mesonoemacheilus remadeviae Shaji, 2002
- Mesonoemacheilus tambaraparniensis (Menon 1987)
- Mesonoemacheilus triangularis (Day, 1865)
References
[edit]- ^ "Species profile Mesonoemacheilus herrei". Seriously Fish.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mesonoemacheilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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