FB-68582 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68582 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Serranoidei Grammistidae Pseudogramma Pseudogramma galzini Williams & Viviani, 2016 2018-01-23 2018-01-23 Kumkar, P., U. Katwate, R. Raghavan and N. Dahanukar0 Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the northern Western Ghats of India, with a note on the distribution of B. laticauda. Zootaxa 4138(1):155-170. (Ref. 109578) FB-GeneralDescr-68591 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-24 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68591 The type locality is a shallow stream with substrates composed of boulders, rocks, pebbles, gravel, and mud. Occurs together with the following fish species: Cyprinidae (Haludaria sp., Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Day), Osteochilichthys cf. nashii (Day), Pethia sp., Puntius cf. sahyadriensis Silas, Devario malabaricus (Jerdon)); Aplocheilidae (Aplocheilus cf. lineatus (Valenciennes)); Mastacembelidae (Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède)); and Sisoridae (Glyptothorax sp.) (Ref. 109578). Kumkar, P., U. Katwate, R. Raghavan and N. Dahanukar 2016 Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the northern Western Ghats of India, with a note on the distribution of B. laticauda. Zootaxa 4138(1):155-170. (Ref. 109578) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68591 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-24 00:00:00 2018-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68591 Balitora chipkali is distinguished from all other species of Balitora by the following combination of characters: a single maxillary barbel on each corner of the gape; upper lip with 9-12 papillae in first series and 3-8 papillae in second series, lower lip with 6 papillae; eye diameter greater than 15% HL; gape of mouth less than 30% HL; snout length 49.6-57.6% HL with snout length less than 4 times eye diameter; body depth less than 15% SL; caudal peduncle depth 6.9-7.8% SL; caudal peduncle length-to-depth ratio less than 3.0, 66-68 lateral line scales; 11 caudal vertebrae excluding compound centrum; third infraorbital sensory-canal tube straight; pharyngobranchial 2 greatly reduced; posterior ceratohyal more than 80% of the length of the anterior ceratohyal and almost round; and 7 dorsal saddles, not reaching lateral irregular crossbar markings (Ref. 109578). Kumkar, P., U. Katwate, R. Raghavan and N. Dahanukar 2016 Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the northern Western Ghats of India, with a note on the distribution of B. laticauda. Zootaxa 4138(1):155-170. (Ref. 109578) FB-Morphology-68591 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-24 00:00:00 2018-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68591 Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 34 Kumkar, P., U. Katwate, R. Raghavan and N. Dahanukar 2016 Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the northern Western Ghats of India, with a note on the distribution of B. laticauda. Zootaxa 4138(1):155-170. (Ref. 109578) FB-Distribution-68591 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-24 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68591 Asia: Kali River system in Karnataka, India. Kumkar, P., U. Katwate, R. Raghavan and N. Dahanukar 2016 Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the northern Western Ghats of India, with a note on the distribution of B. laticauda. Zootaxa 4138(1):155-170. (Ref. 109578) FB-Uses-68591 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-24 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68591 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-68591 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-24 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68591 5.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 109578)) Kumkar, P., U. Katwate, R. Raghavan and N. Dahanukar 2016 Balitora chipkali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the northern Western Ghats of India, with a note on the distribution of B. laticauda. Zootaxa 4138(1):155-170. (Ref. 109578) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68591 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-24 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68591 demersal; freshwater