Schistura sharavathiensis

Schistura sharavathiensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Schistura
Species:	S. sharavathiensis
Binomial name
Schistura sharavathiensis Sreekantha, Gururaja, Rema Devi, Indra & Ramachandra, 2006[2]

Schistura sharavathiensis, sometimes known as the Sharavati loach, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is endemic to the Sharavathi River basin in the central Western Ghats, India.^{[1][3] [2]} It grows to 2.9 cm (1.1 in) standard length.^[2] It is known from a perennial, torrential hill stream with good vegetation cover at 450–480 m (1,480–1,570 ft) above sea level.^[1]

References

1. Raghavan, R.; Ali, A. (2011). "Schistura sharavathiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172482A6901274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172482A6901274.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura sharavathiensis". FishBase. October 2017 version.
3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 March 2017.