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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Yunnanilus: From Yunnan, city on southwest China; paludosus: palus, paludis (Latin) means marsh, in allusion to the biotope where the types were collected.
More on authors: Kottelat & Chu.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: Tatantze in Louping County, Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12040)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Slender and elongate body (body depth 14-16% SL) and slender caudal peduncle (1.98-2.35 times longer than deep); body nearly naked, scales present only on dorsal and ventral margin of caudal peduncle; head pores present (Ref. 12040).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in a small marsh with abundant vegetation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and X.L. Chu, 1988. Revision of Yunnanilus with description of a miniature species flock and six new species from China (Cypriniformes: Homalopteridae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 23(1-2):65-93. (Ref. 12040)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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