| Mongoose loach | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: |
Nemachilichthys F. Day, 1878 |
| Species: | N. rueppelli |
| Binomial name | |
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Nemachilichthys rueppelli (Sykes, 1839) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cobitis ruppelli Sykes, 1839 |
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Cobitis ruppelli Sykes, 1839
Nemachilichthys shimogensis Narayan Rao, 1920
Nemachilichthys rueppelli, also known as the mongoose loach is a species of stone loach from rivers in India. It includes N. shimogensis, which frequently is recognized as a valid species from the Thunga River in Karnataka, but (Keskar et al. 2015) treating them as synonyms. This species is the only member of its genus.