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Balitora anlongensis Luo, Chen, Zhao, Yu, Lan & Zhou, 2023 Anlong stone loach |
| Family: | Balitoridae (River loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.79 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 36-36. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: two pairs of maxillary barbels; dorsal fin rays iii, 8½; pectoral fin viii, 11; pelvic fin rays ii, 9; anal fin rays iii, 5½; lateral-line scales 66-68; tip of pectoral fin not reaching to the pelvic fin origin; dorsal fin origin anterior to the pelvic fin origin; tip of the pelvic fin reaching to the anus; eyes small, eye diameter equal to outer maxillary barbel length; 6-7 indistinctly separated transversely oval blotches on the dorsal side; and each fin transparent and unpigmented in life (Ref. 137681). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||