Vithal Wadi

Paracanthocobitis mooreh is a nemacheilid loach known only from the Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri (Cauvery) systems in western and southern India. An incomplete lateral line ending near the pelvic-fin origin, with small, mostly vertical blotches along it connected to the dorsal saddles, separates it from congeners. It favours stretches of streams and small rivers where leaf litter collects over sand, cobbles and boulders, and is generally non-aggressive.