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Mesonoemacheilus is a genus of stone loach endemic to India.
| Mesonoemacheilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Mesonoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982 |
All species are endemic to rivers draining the Western Ghats and the genus is separated from the closely-related Nemacheilus by members possessing two pairs of rostral barbels which are confluent at their bases vs. rostral barbels present but not confluent.[1]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Mesonoemacheilus herrei Nalbant & Bănărescu, 1982
- Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis (Rema Devi & Indra, 1994)
- Mesonoemacheilus remadeviae Shaji, 2002
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