Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui
Species of fish
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Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui is a species of ray-finned fish from India.[2][3]
| Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Mesonoemacheilus |
| Species: | M. petrubanarescui |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui (Menon, 1984) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nemacheilus petrubanarescui Menon, 1984 | |
Etymology
The specific name petrubanaescui honours the Romanian ichthyologist Petre Mihai Bănărescu.[4]
Length
It grows to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) standard length.[5]
Distribution
It is endemic to the Western Ghats and is known from only two locations, the Netravati River and Kabani River in Karnataka and Kerala. It is a little known species which is rare and may be threatened by habitat alteration, sand mining and pollution.
