| Common name | Banded mountain loach |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | IUCN, 1994 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
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| Remarks | 'mountain' from Old French 'montaigne' from Vulgar Latin 'montanus', i.e., mountainous area, from Latin 'mons', i.e., mountain (p. 356 in Ref. 11979); |