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 | |
Nemachilichthys rueppelli (Sykes, 1839) |
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Synonyms | |
Cobitis ruppelli Sykes, 1839 |
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.