Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis^[2] is a species of stone loach endemic to the Western Ghats in southern Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, India. It is a fairly common species occurring in streams with gravel, cobbles and bedrock with some sand as the substrate.^[1] This fish grows to a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL and can be found in the aquarium trade.^[3]

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis
1865 illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Mesonoemacheilus
Species:	M. triangularis
Binomial name
Mesonoemacheilus triangularis F. Day, 1865
Synonyms
Nemacheilus triangularis (F. Day, 1865)