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Nemachilichthys rueppelli

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Nemacheilidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Rank
  
Species

Nemachilichthys rueppelli

Genus
  
Nemachilichthys F. Day, 1878

Similar
  
Schistura denisoni, Indoreonectes evezardi, Mesonoemacheilus, Physoschistura, Barred loach

Nemachilichthys rueppelli and schistura semiarmatus


Nemachilichthys rueppelli, also known as the mongoose loach is a species of stone loach from rivers in India. It includes N. shimogensis, which frequently is recognized as a valid species from the Thunga River in Karnataka, but (Keskar et al. 2015) treating them as synonyms. This species is the only member of its genus.

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Nemachilichthys rueppelli Wikipedia