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Red-tailed Squirrel Loach (Aborichthys elongatus)
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Red-tailed Squirrel Loach (Aborichthys elongatus) specimen
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Nemacheilidae

Red-tailed Squirrel Loach

Aborichthys elongatus

An elongated loach of shallow swift streams

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Aborichthys elongatus is a species of freshwater fish in the stone loach family. A. elongatus can be found in North Bengal as well as Arunachal Pradesh in India.

Maximum length
7.4 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: Darjeeling, West Bengal in India.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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