Paraschistura chrysicristinae (Nalbant, 1998)
Batman loach
Paraschistura chrysicristinae
photo by Kaya, C.

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Turkey.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Caught by using tight-weave nets, in shallow, rocky, fast-flowing areas of the Sarim stream and the Han stream (Ref. 125633)..
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 21 January 2013 (B1ab(v)+2ab(v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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