Schistura_sharavathiensis
Schistura sharavathiensis
Species of fish
Schistura sharavathiensis, sometimes known as the Sharavati loach, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is endemic to the Sharavathi River basin in the central Western Ghats, India.[1][3] [2] It grows to 2.9 cm (1.1 in) standard length.[2] It is known from a perennial, torrential hill stream with good vegetation cover at 450–480 m (1,480–1,570 ft) above sea level.[1]