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Nemacheilidae
Mesonoemacheilus herrei
Mesonoemacheilus herrei
Critically Endangered Loach of the Indian Ocean
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South Asia
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fishMesonoemacheilus herrei is a critically endangered fish described by Teodor T. Nalbant and Banarescu in 1982. It is endemic to India and is currently only recorded within the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in Tamil Nadu.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Mesonoemacheilus
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Asia: Anaimalai hills, Valparai, Kerala in India.
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
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Order
Family
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