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Balitoridae (River loaches)
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel John Stephenson (1871–1933) was a civil surgeon, Indian Medical Service Officer and biology professor at the Government College, Lahore. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hora.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 5.8 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 13614)
Asia: Borneo (Kapuas and Mahakam).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34011)
Found in both fast flowing water on rocks and in slower water on logs or other woody debris (Ref. 34011).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, Z.S. and L.M. Page, 2015. On the paraphyly of Homaloptera (Teleostei: Balitoridae) and description of a new genus of hillstream loaches from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3926(1):57-86. (Ref. 100449)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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