Family : Balitoridae (River loaches) , subfamily: Balitorinae
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Homaloptera santhamparaiensis
Max size : 6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 47923)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: India.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. 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).
Biology : Hides under bedrock undercuts and edges of boulders (Ref. 47923). Temperature 17 ° C (Ref. 47923)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Arunachalam, M., J.A. Johnson and K.R. Devi. 2002. (Ref. 47923)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses