Common names:
Baghe, Pate gadela, Sand loach
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Widespread in the tributaries of Gandaki, Koshi and Karnali, preferring rocky pools of rhithron streams (Ref. 57735). Used in folk medicine and as ornamental fish by Buddhists (Ref. 12045). Also Ref. 40948.
Status of Threat: Data deficient pristine rare ornamental species (Ref. 85009).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Shrestha, T.K., 1990
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Acanthocobitis:Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335). More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
