A loach from Western Ghats, India

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A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by anihd » Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:33 am

Hello all,

I'm so very glad to have found out about this website! I've been exploring freshwater fishes of the Western Ghats (India) for quite a while, but I'm having a really hard time identifying a rather common loach of steady streams. And I was wondering if anyone could help me with its identity.
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I think it may belong to the family Cobitidae, and genus Lepidocephalus. Any clue?

Thanks and regards,
Ani

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by ch.koenig » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:46 am

Hi Ani
remembers me of a pic by Heiko Bleher of a nemacheilus nilgiriensis of the Kaluarili river. but: lacks the red in the dorsal fin. could send you a pdf.
cheers Charles

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by anihd » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:16 am

Thank you Charles! It does indeed resemble a Nemacheilus sp. The N. nilgiriensis, which I think was recorded first in the Nilgiris, is a few hundred kilometers from here - here being closer to Mumbai in the Northern Western Ghats region.

I'm attaching another image of this Loach:
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If possible, could you email me the pdf on anihd2009 (at) gmail (dot) com?

Thanking you once again,
Ani

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by palaeodave » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:36 pm

What lovely looking fish. Please do post more pictures of them and other species (not just loaches!) from your local area.
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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by Shovelnose » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:16 am

Prominent nasal barbels and truncate caudal suggest an Indoreonectes sp.??? I.everzadi has been reported from your region. A good pic can be seen here ; http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/Pictures ... at=species

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by anihd » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:32 am

Thank you Shovelnose! I will look into this. :)

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by wingedskull » Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:02 pm

I asked one ichtiologyst about this specimens. He also confirmed that they are Indoreonectes. At the moment only one: I.evezardi was described. He asked, if you can make better photos, side, frontal and from above - it would be great.

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by Shovelnose » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:48 am

wingedskull wrote: At the moment only one: I.evezardi was described.

There is Indoreonectes keralensis as well.

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by wingedskull » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:40 pm

Correction: (about second described) - descriptions are not equal with professional photos.

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Re: A loach from Western Ghats, India

Post by Shovelnose » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:37 am

I am sorry but I didn't quite get you.

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