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]