Balitora laticauda

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cobitoidei
Familia: Balitoridae
Genus: Balitora
Species: Balitora laticauda

Name

• Balitora laticauda Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar, 2012

Holotype: ZSI–WRC P/2848. Paratypes: ZSI–WRC P/2849-2851 (4), P/3057-3058 (3), WILD 12–PIS–019 (1).

Type locality: Stream of Krishna River drainage at Venegaon Village near Krishna River bridge, 17.499°N, 74.118°E, 590 m altitude, Satara District, Maharashtra, India.[1]

Etymology: The specific name laticauda is derived from Latin latus meaning broad, and cauda meaning tail, and refers to the deeper caudal peduncle of the species as compared to two geographically closely related species, Balitora mysorensis and B. brucei.

References

• Bhoite, S., Jadhav, S. & Dahanukar, N.; 2012: Balitora laticauda, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Krishna River, northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 4 (11): 3038–3049. PDF