Batasio travancoria és una espècie de peix de la família dels bàgrids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes.
Els mascles poden assolir els 10 cm de longitud total.[3][4]
Batasio travancoria és una espècie de peix de la família dels bàgrids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes.
Batasio travancoria, the Travancore batasio, is a species of freshwater fish endemic to southern Kerala. It was described from a tributary of Pamba River in Kerala state of India, known as Peruthenaruvi. The species is dependent on high habitat quality and does not tolerate organic wastes in the water.[2] It is classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN.[1]
The genus name is derived from the (Bengali) local name of the fish which is batasio or batashi. [3]
The fish grows up to 100 mm in length.[4] A species of Batasio having a short adipose dorsal fin, separated from caudal fin by a distinct space; body depth 4.8–5.5 in standard length; a longitudinal narrow dark streak along lateral line. It has a large sensory pores on its head and narrow jaw region. A pair of posteriorly directed processes on the anterior part of vomer, horizontally elongated pterygoid processes.[5]
The species is distributed primarily in Asia especially Western Ghats of Kerala, India. This species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Since its first description from river Pampa in Kerala, several researchers including Kurup et al. (2004) reported the species from Pamba, Achenkoil, Periyar, Chalakudy, Manimala and Neyyar rivers. Silas (1951) reported this species from Anamalai Hills. Raghunathan collected this species from Coorg district, Karnataka in 1989.[5]
Batasio travancoria, the Travancore batasio, is a species of freshwater fish endemic to southern Kerala. It was described from a tributary of Pamba River in Kerala state of India, known as Peruthenaruvi. The species is dependent on high habitat quality and does not tolerate organic wastes in the water. It is classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN.
Batasio travancoria es una especie de peces de la familia Bagridae en el orden de los Siluriformes.
Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 10 cm de longitud total.[1][2]
Se encuentra en Kerala (India ).
Batasio travancoria Batasio generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Bagridae familian.
Batasio travancoria Batasio generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Bagridae familian.
Batasio travancoria is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de stekelmeervallen (Bagridae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1941 door Hora & Law.
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印度巴塔鱨，為輻鰭魚綱鯰形目鱨科的其中一種，為熱帶淡水魚類，被IUCN列為易危保育類動物，分布於亞洲印度喀拉拉邦西高止山淡水流域，體長可達6.2公分，棲息在丘陵溪流底層水域，生活習性不明。
