Balitora chipkali

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Series: Otophysi Ordo: Cypriniformes Superfamilia: Cobitoidea

Familia: Balitoridae
Subfamilia: Balitorinae
Genus: Balitora
Species: Balitora chipkali

Name

Balitora chipkali Kumkar et al., 2016

Holotype: BNHS FWF 193.
Paratypes: [[Paratype# .

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

Etymology: The species name chipkali means lizard in Hindi; it refers to the general lizard-like appearance of the fish in its habitat, where is it usually found adhering to rocks and boulders in fast-flowing streams.

Vernacular names

English: Chipkali Stone Loach

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.

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