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Ghatsa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Balitoridae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Similar
  
Cypriniformes, Homaloptera, Oreoglanis, Balitora, Akysis

Ghatsa is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family. This genus is created for species previously assigned to Homaloptera from the Western Ghats of India.

Contents

El brouj ghatsa


Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

  • Ghatsa menoni Shaji & Easa, 1995
  • Ghatsa montana Herre, 1945 (Anamalai loach)
  • Ghatsa pillaii Indra & Rema Devi, 1981 (Silent Valley loach)
  • Ghatsa santhamparaiensis Arunachalam, J. A. Johnson & Rema Devi, 2002 (Santhampara loach)
  • Ghatsa silasi Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2011

    • References

    Ghatsa Wikipedia
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