Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus Arunachalam & Muralidharan, 2009
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus, the Thuttinjet stone loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus which has been recorded from just one locality in the west flowing river Seethanathi at Thuttinjet in Karnataka. This locality is at an altitude of 199m above sea level and has many cascades and waterfalls in its upstream portion. The stream is dominated by the presence of pebbles and boulders with gravel and sand making up approximately 5% of the substrate.
Wikipedia contributors, Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:17:38.259316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus Arunachalam & Muralidharan, 2009
- Name authority
- Arunachalam & Muralidharan, 2009
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Nemacheilus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyNemacheilidae Regan, 1911
- genusNemacheilus Bleeker, 1863
- speciesNemacheilus stigmofasciatus Arunachalam & Muralidharan, 2009
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nemacheilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nemacheilus arenicolus Kottelat, 1998 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus banar Freyhof & Serov, 2001 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus binotatus Smith, 1933 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus cleopatra Freyhof & Serov, 2001 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus drassensis Tilak, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus elegantissimus Chin & Samat, 1992 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus longistriatus Kottelat, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus lunanensis Li & Xia, 1987 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus monilis Hora, 1921 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus ornatus Kottelat, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus paucimaculatus Bohlen & Ŝlechtová, 2011 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus platiceps Kottelat, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Arunachalam, M., & Muralidharan, M. (2009). Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus, a new species of nemacheiline loach (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 1. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.o1942.147-50 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:465YV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.