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Kapuasia falaris Kottelat, Tan & Hasan, 2024 |
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photo by
Petersen, P. |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by the following characters: distinct colour pattern of 3-7 regular black bars on the flank, with a white background; males with suborbital flap and vertical skin flanges on the dorsal surface of pectoral in between the branched rays; cylindrical pectoral axillary lobe in males, with pointed posterior extremity, often separate from skin of flank by a deep groove, usually with a second similar lobe above the groove (Ref. 132426). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||