| Anamalai loach | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Ghatsa |
| Species: | G. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ghatsa montana (Herre, 1945) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ghatsa montana, the Anamalai loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa . [2]
Balitoridae, the hillstream loaches or river loaches, is a family, of small fish from South, Southeast and East Asia. The family includes about 202 species. They are sometimes sold as "lizardfish" or "flossensaugers". Many of the species are popular for aquaria, species in the genus Sewellia are most commonly sold in the aquaria trade. They have a number of similarities with the Cobitidae, their sibling family of "loaches", such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with the loricariids, which look similar but are a family of catfish.
Psilorhynchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Psilorhynchidae native to South Asia. This genus is the only member of its family. The members of Psilorhynchus are small benthic fishes which occur in rivers and streams with fast to swift currents, hence they are often referred to as torrent minnows. They are distributed in southern Asia, in the Indo-Burma region and the Western Ghats.
Jerdon's baril is a fish in the genus Barilius of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in southern Karnataka and northern Kerala.
Homaloptera is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae.
Homalopterula is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Balitoridae, the loaches in this family are commonly known as hillstream loaches although this name also refers to the loaches in the family Gastromyzontidae. These loaches are found only in Sumatra in Indonesia.
Ghatsa is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. This genus is created for species previously assigned to Homaloptera from the Western Ghats of India.
Ghatsa menoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa.
Ghatsa pillaii also known as the Silent Valley loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa.
Ghatsa santhamparaiensis, the Santhampara loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa.
Pseudohomaloptera tatereganii is a fish species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Ghatsa silasi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ghatsa.
Homalopteroides stephensoni is a species of the genus Homalopteroides in the family Balitoridae. It can be found in the Kapuas and Mahakam rivers in Borneo.
Homalopteroides weberi is a species of the genus Homalopteroides in the family Balitoridae. It is found in west Borneo.
Homalopteroides yuwonoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopteroides.
Pseudohomaloptera batek is a fish species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera leonardi is a fish species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae. It lives in South East Asia.
Pseudohomaloptera sexmaculata is a fish species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera vulgaris is a fish species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensis is a fish species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Opsarius ardens is a fish in genus Opsarius of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Sita and Swarna River systems in the Western Ghats of India.
