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  • Botia striata
  • Botia striata
  • Botia striata
  • Botia striataTungabhadra Dam, Karnataka, India
  • Botia striata
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Scientific Name Botia striata  Narayan Rao, 1920
Common Names Zebra Loach
Indische Streifen (Germany)
Type Locality Thumga [Tunga] River, Shimoga, Mysore State, India.
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Size 78mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Western Ghats and Maharashtra in India.
Indian waters, Western Ghats Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Maharashtra State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
pH 6.0 - 8.0
Temperature 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31) (art. 2), pp 60, Pl. 2 (figs. 4, 4a-b).
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 06:57 (species record created: 2011 Nov 19 16:52)