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Leptobotia rotundilobus Guo, Cao & Zhang, 2023 |
| Family: | Botiidae (Pointface loaches), subfamily: Leptobotiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.26 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: plain brown body or no other colour formation; 2 rounded caudal-fin lobes; vertebrae 4 + 39 or more; shorter pectoral fins (length less than 11.5% of LS); emarginate caudal fin (the longest ray 1.4-1.5) with two rounded lobes, and a black dorsal fin with a broad white distal edge; backwards-positioned anus (the vent to anal distance 44.7%-53.0% of the pelvic to anal distance); wide black stripes on the caudal fin; and dorsal fin inserted posterior to the pelvic fin insertion and a caudal fin greyish brown with a hyaline distal margin (Ref. 137757). | |||
| Biology: | This species inhabits rapid-flowing clean water with substrate composed of pebbles, gravels and boulders (Ref. 137757). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||