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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Paranemachilus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek,nema = filament + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); liui: Name 'liui' in honor of Zongyuan Liu, whose works significantly promoted the economic and cultural landscape of the type locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137458)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: cheeks scaled; branched pectoral fin rays 11-13; preoperculomandibular canal pores 7-9; preanus length 67.4%-74.3% of SL; snout length 21.4%-28.7% of lateral head length; supraorbital canal pores at base of anterior nostrils 11-15 (Ref. 137458).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mo, H.-L., J. Yang, Peng Li and L-N. Du, 2024. Description of two new species of the genus Paranemachilus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4):1375-1385. (Ref. 137458)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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