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148 zebra loaches exported per day from Western Ghats to feed global pet trade

Loaches belonging to the genus Botia, are listed by Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), an agency under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, as commercially important freshwater ornamental fish. Zebra loaches are endemic to the Western Ghats, and in Maharashtra’s Koyna river basin in the northern Western Ghats, the zebra loach is called “vaghya” (tiger in Marathi language) alluding to the tiger-like stripes on its body.

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Zebra Loach

148 zebra loaches exported per day from Western Ghats to feed global pet trade