Gray's stone loach

Gray's stone loach
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Balitoridae
Genus:	Balitora
Species:	B. brucei
Binomial name
	Balitora brucei; J. E. Gray, 1830
Synonyms
	Balitora maculata Gray, 1830 ; Homaloptera brucei (Gray, 1830) ; Homaloptera maculata (Gray, 1830) ; Platycara maculata (Gray, 1830) ; Platycara anisura McClelland & Griffith, 1842;

Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. It is endemic to India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It grows to a maximum length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).

They are found in rapid streams in ditches. Females are more often plumper than males.^[3]

References

^ Britz, R. (2010). "Balitora brucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166923A6292318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166923A6292318.en. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Balitora brucei Gray, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
^ "Balitora brucei — Loaches Online". www.loaches.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

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[1] Britz, R. (2010). "Balitora brucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166923A6292318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166923A6292318.en. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

[2] Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Balitora brucei Gray, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

[3] "Balitora brucei — Loaches Online". www.loaches.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

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