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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Karstsinnectes: Name from the ombination of words. Karst meaning an area of water eroded limestone; 'sin' is an abbreviation of the Greek word Sino, referring to Chinese; 'nectes' a Greek word meaning swimmer; daxinensis: Name 'daxinensis' from the type locality of the new species, Daxin County.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137843)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body naked and without pigmentation; absence of eyes; D iii-7, P1 i-10-11, P2 i-5, A iii-5, caudal fin truncated with 13-14 branched caudal-fin rays; pelvic fins slightly long, length 9.5-13.2% of SL, tip reaching the anus; high and wide head (depth 6.3-9.8% of SL; wide 10.0-14.8% of SL), narrow mouth (width 6.2-7.9% of SL), long inrostral barbel length (length 7.2-12.7% of SL), and long maxillary barbel length (length 11.3-13.1% of SL) (Ref. 137843).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Luo, T., F.W. Luo, C.-T. Lan, M.Y. Xiao, J.-J. Zhou, M. Liao, N. Xiao and J. Zhou, 2024. Evolutionary history of Chinese karst loaches (Nemacheilidae, Karstsinnectes): new insights from mitochondrial-based genomes and description of a new species from Guangxi, China. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4):1473-1486. (Ref. 137843)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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