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Scientific Name Bhavania australis  (Jerdon, 1849)
Common Name Western Ghat Loach
Type Locality Mountain stream in the Walliar jungle, Nilgiris, India.
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Size 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Western Ghats, India. Endangered.
Indian waters, Western Ghats Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2), pp 333
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Last Update 2013 Sep 01 08:48 (species record created: 2011 Nov 07 06:12)