Schistura striata (Day, 1867)
Chikli,  Murangi

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Wynaad in Kerala and Shimoga in Karnataka in India.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits small streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 14 September 2010 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Wynaad in Kerala and Shimoga in Karnataka (Ref. 4832); and Western Ghats Rivers, Maharashtra (Ref. 43634). Also Ref. 41236, 43641, 45255. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).


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