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Barbucca heokhuii Kottelat, 2025 |
| Family: | Barbuccidae (Fire-eyed loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.15 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 4-4. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: adult size 21.5 mm SL; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 17-21 % SL; a truncate to rounded caudal fin; the lateral line incomplete, reaching to below posterior half of dorsal fin; large tubercles on head and body absent; anus about halfway between pelvic-fin base and anal-fin origin; colour pattern made of five pairs of irregular bars on the flank, narrower than interspaces, of which the anterior one or two pairs may be dissociated into several small blotches; the posterior 3 pairs meet their contralaterals on the back; the anterior two pairs end dorsally into two conspicuous blotches not meeting their contralaterals; dorsal fin with two blackish longitudinal stripes; and the caudal fin hyaline (Ref. 137977). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||