Balitora laticauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

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 laticauda

Name

• Balitora laticauda Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar, 2012

Holotype: ZSI–WRC P/2848. Paratypes: ZSI–WRC P/2849-2851 (4), P/3057-3058 (3), WILD 12–PIS–019 (1).

Type locality: Stream of Krishna River drainage at Venegaon Village near Krishna River bridge, 17.499°N, 74.118°E, 590 m altitude, Satara District, Maharashtra, India.[1]

Etymology: The specific name laticauda is derived from Latin latus meaning broad, and cauda meaning tail, and refers to the deeper caudal peduncle of the species as compared to two geographically closely related species, Balitora mysorensis and B. brucei.

References

• Bhoite, S., Jadhav, S. & Dahanukar, N.; 2012: Balitora laticauda, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Krishna River, northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 4 (11): 3038–3049. PDF