Travancoria

Updated on Jan 01, 2025

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Kingdom Animalia Family Balitoridae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes
Similar Cypriniformes, Mesonoemacheilus, Homaloptera, Balitora, Hemimyzon

Dwarf puffer tetraodon travancoria in the wild

Travancoria is a small genus of hillstream loaches endemic to India.

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Travancoria elongata Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994

Travancoria jonesi Hora, 1941 (Travancore loach)

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