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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.
Synonym(s)	Bhavania annandalei, Bhawania australis, Platycara australis
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2), pp 333
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2011 Nov 07 06:12)