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Nanting River Stone Loach

Balitora nujiangensis

Also known as: Hillstream Loach, Stone Loach

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Adult
@SA · buxa, India · August 20211 / 2
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Overview

Found over cobbles, gravel, rock, and boulder bottoms, in clear and swift flowing waters of rivers.
Asia - Yunnan, China

Loaches are popular aquarium fish.

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found over cobbles, gravel, rock, and boulder bottoms, in clear and swift flowing waters of rivers.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCypriniformes
    5. familyBalitoridae
    6. genusBalitora
    7. speciesBalitora nujiangensis Zhang & Zheng, 1983

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