| Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| 10.01 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: China. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 39-39. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body naked, scaleless, pigmented markings on surface of body, except ventral; eyes reduced, diameter 2.4-4.9% of head length (HL); pelvic-fin tip extending to anus; tip of pectoral fin not reaching pelvic fin origin; anterior and posterior nostrils closely set, with anterior nostril elongated to a barbel-like tip; tip of outrostral barbel extending backward, not reaching anterior margin of eye; lateral line complete; posterior chamber of air bladder degenerated; and D iii-8, P1 rays i-10, P2 i-6, A iii-5, and 16 branched caudal-fin rays (Ref. 132303). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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