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Bhavania

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Balitoridae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Similar
  
Cypriniformes, Balitora, Hemimyzon, Homaloptera, Mesonoemacheilus

Bhavania australis


Bhavania is a small genus of loaches of the family Balitoridae.

Contents

Bhavania australis


Species

There is one species definitely assigned to this genus. The placement of B. arunachalensis within the family is uncertain. It is currently included here pending further studies.

  • Bhavania arunachalensis Nath, Dam, Bhutia, Dey & D. N. Das, 2007 (this species is species inquirenda and incertae sedis within Balitoridae)
  • Bhavania australis (Jerdon, 1849) (Western Ghat loach)

    • References

    Bhavania Wikipedia
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