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Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui is a species of ray-finned fish from India.[2][3]
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Etymology
The specific name petrubanaescui honours the Romanian ichthyologist Petre Mihai Bănărescu.[4]
Length
It grows to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) standard length.[5]
Distribution
It is endemic to the Western Ghats and is known from only two locations, the Netravati River and Kabani River in Karnataka and Kerala. It is a little known species which is rare and may be threatened by habitat alteration, sand mining and pollution.
Aquarium
It turns up occasionally in the aquarium trade where it is sold as the "dwarf loach".[1]
References
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