Ghatsa Explained

Ghatsa is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. This genus is created for species previously assigned to Homaloptera from the Western Ghats of India.

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

• Ghatsa menoni Shaji & Easa, 1995
• Ghatsa montana Herre, 1945 (Anamalai loach)
• Ghatsa pillaii Indra & Rema Devi, 1981 (Silent Valley loach)
• Ghatsa santhamparaiensis Arunachalam, J. A. Johnson & Rema Devi, 2002 (Santhampara loach)
• Ghatsa silasi Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2011 ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Kurup, B.M. & Radhakrishnan, K.V. (2011): Fishes of the genus Homaloptera Van Hasselt, 1823 in Kerala, with description of a new species Homaloptera silasi. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 107 (3) [2010]: 224-226.