Nemacheilus rueppelli

Nemacheilus rueppelli, also known as the mongoose loach is a species of stone loach from rivers in India. It includes Nemachilichthys shimogensis, which frequently is recognized as a valid species from the Thunga River in Karnataka, but Keskar et al. 2015 treat them as synonyms,[3] while Fishbase says the name is misapplied and should not be used[2] as N. shimgoensis is treated as a separate species by Fishbase and the IUCN.[4] According to Keskar et al, 2015 this species is placed in the monotypic genus Nemachilichthys[3] but Fishbase retains it in Nemacheilus.,[5] although Catalog of Fishes follows treatment outlined by Keskar et al.[6]

Mongoose loach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Nemacheilus
Species:
N. rueppelli
Binomial name
Nemacheilus rueppelli
(Sykes, 1839)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Cobitis rueppelli Sykes, 1839
  • Mesonoemacheilus rueppelli (Sykes, 1839)
  • Nemachilichthys rueppelli (Sykes, 1839)
  • Noemacheilus rueppelli (Sykes, 1839)
  • Nemachilichthys rueppelli Sykes, 1839

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Nemacheilus rueppelli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172315A6865942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172315A6865942.en. Downloaded on 30 December 2017.
  2. "Synonyms of Nemacheilus rueppelli (Sykes, 1839)". Fishbase. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. Keskar A.; Kumkar, P.; Katwate, U.; et al. (2015). "Redescription of Nemachilichthys rueppelli, a senior synonym of N. shimogensis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Zootaxa. 4059 (3): 555–568. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.9. PMID 27394901.
  4. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Nemachilichthys shimogensis Narayan Rao, 1920". Fishbase. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Nemacheilus rueppelli (Sykes, 1839)". Fishbase. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. William Eschmeyer, ed. (2017). "Species that contain: Nemacheilus and rueppelli". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2017.


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