| Mesonoemacheilus triangularis | |
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| At the Vancouver Aquarium | |
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| 1865 illustration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Mesonoemacheilus |
| Species: | M. triangularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesonoemacheilus triangularis F. Day, 1865 | |
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Mesonoemacheilus triangularis [2] is a species of stone loach endemic to the Western Ghats in southern Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, India. It is a fairly common species occurring in streams with gravel, cobbles and bedrock with some sand as the substrate. [1] This fish grows to a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL and can be found in the aquarium trade. [3]