Gray's stone loach

Gray's stone loach (Balitora brucei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. It is endemic to India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It grows to a maximum length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cypriniformes

Family:Balitoridae

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Gray's stone loach
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Balitoridae
Genus:	Balitora
Species:	B. brucei
Binomial name
Balitora brucei J. E. Gray, 1830
Synonyms[2]
Balitora maculata Gray, 1830 Homaloptera brucei (Gray, 1830) Homaloptera maculata (Gray, 1830) Platycara maculata (Gray, 1830) Platycara anisura McClelland & Griffith, 1842

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They are found in rapid streams in ditches. Females are more often plumper than males.^[3]