Balitora chipkali

Balitora chipkali

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cobitoidei
Familia: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species: Balitora chipkali

Name

Balitora chipkali Kumkar et al., 2016

• Holotype: BNHS FWF 193.
• Type locality: India: Karnataka, Astoli River, Kali River system, Ramnagar (15.430°N, 74.480°E), 630 m a.s.l.

References

Primary references

• Kumkar, P., Katwate, U., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4138.1.7. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Chipkali Stone Loach