Mesonoemacheilus

Mesonoemacheilus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Mesonoemacheilus ; Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982

Last updated June 23, 2025

Mesonoemacheilus is a genus of stone loach endemic to India.

All species are endemic to rivers draining the Western Ghats and the genus is separated from the closely related Nemacheilus by members possessing two pairs of rostral barbels which are confluent at their bases vs. rostral barbels present but not confluent.^[1]

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:^[2]

Mesonoemacheilus guentheri (Day 1867)
Mesonoemacheilus herrei Nalbant & Bănărescu, 1982
Mesonoemacheilus menoni (Zacharias & Minimol, 1999)
Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis (Rema Devi & Indra, 1994)
Mesonoemacheilus periyarensis (Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2005)
Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui (Menon 1984)
Mesonoemacheilus pulchellus (Day 1873)
Mesonoemacheilus remadeviae Shaji, 2002
Mesonoemacheilus tambaraparniensis (Menon 1987)
Mesonoemacheilus triangularis (Day, 1865)

References

↑ "Species profile Mesonoemacheilus herrei". Seriously Fish.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mesonoemacheilus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 December 2024.

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[1] "Species profile Mesonoemacheilus herrei". Seriously Fish.

[CofF-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mesonoemacheilus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 December 2024.

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