Schistura pawensis

Schistura pawensis Bohlen & Ŝlechtová, 2013

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); pawensis: Derived from the Nam Paw stream, the first place where the species was observed. An adjective.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: Stream Nam Paw, Myitnge River, a tributary of Irrawaddy River in Myanmar.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95079)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 8. This species differs from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: body slender with head depth at nape 1.1-1.2 times in body depth; all specimens with prominent black midlateral stripe; entire ventral side silvery-white; dorsal fin with 6 1/2 or 7 1/2 branched rays; caudal fin with 7-8 + 8 branched rays; anus positioned halfway between pelvic-fin origin and anal-fin origin; and body small with largest known size 3.13 cm SL (Ref. 95079).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in clear and shallow (30-60 cm depth) water above gravel with moderately fast flowing water (Ref. 95079).

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Bohlen, J. and V. Ŝlechtová, 2013. Two new species of Schistura from Myanmar (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 24(1):21-30. (Ref. 95079)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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