2009年3月28日 星期六

印度喀拉拉省西高止山溪流高原鰍之一新種

文獻來源: Arunachalam, M. & Muralidharan, M. (2009): Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1 (3): 147-150. [全文下載]

Abstract
A new nemacheiline loach is described from the Seethanathi river of the Western Ghats, Karnataka. The new species differs from others of the genus in having an incomplete lateral line extending up to the end of the pelvic fin, shorter snout (35.9 -39.4% of HL) and bigger eyes (28.1-31.3% of HL). Notable colour variation is present in the bands on the back (11-13) and blotches (6-8) evenly spaced along the lateral line.