Family : Balitoridae (River loaches) , subfamily: Nemacheilinae
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Mesonoemacheilus pulchellus
Max size : 4.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Bhavani river at the base of Nilgiri hills, Western Ghats in India.
Diagnosis :
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Jayaram, K.C.. 1999. (Ref. 31807)

India country information
Common Names : കൊയ്ത, Koitha, Murangi
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses