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Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Ghatsa: Named after the Western Ghats of India where species of this genus appears to be endemic.; santhamparaiensis: Named after the type locality, Santhamparai..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
Asia: India.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 47923)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 2; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 5. Dorsal fin origin behind the origin of the pelvic fin and inserted nearer to the caudal fin base than to the tip of the snout; pectoral fin with 4 simple and 10 branched rays; rostral barbels unequal in size, first pair shorter than second pair; lateral line with 88-95 scales; body dark brown with 8-9 blotches on dorsal surface; ventral surface anterior to anal fin yellow and remainfer brown (Ref. 47923).
Hides under bedrock undercuts and edges of boulders (Ref. 47923). Temperature 17 ° C (Ref. 47923).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Arunachalam, M., J.A. Johnson and K. Rema Devi, 2002. Homaloptera santhamparaiensis, a new species of balitorid fish (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from western Ghats stream of Kerala, India. Acta Zool. Taiwan.13(1):31-38. (Ref. 47923)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00265 - 0.01501), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).