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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Pridi Banomyong (also known as Pridi Phanomyong) (1900–1983) was a Thai politician and statesman. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 51709). Tropical
Asia: Chao Phraya drainage in Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 51709)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8. Body with four black bars on a bright yellow (in life) background, usually forming saddles along dorsal midline, and with a rounded yellow blotch on mid dorsal line in each saddle; body slender, its depth at dorsal fin origin 11-16% SL; no sexual dimorphism; black caudal basal bar absent; pelvic fin origin in front of vertical through dorsal fin origin (Ref. 51709).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in shallow, torrential hill streams, 0.3-1.0 m deep with gravel bottom and rocky crevices, in mixed deciduous forests, at 950-1120 m altitude (Ref. 51709).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vidthayanon, C., 2003. Schistura pridii, a new nemacheiline loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Upper Chao Phraya drainage, northern Thailand. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(4):307-310. (Ref. 51709)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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