Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
9.91 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9.7 g |
demersal; freshwater |
Asia: Manipur, India. |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: 17-29 bars on body, bars in front of dorsal-fin origin conspicuously thinner than those behind, some of which split vertically into two (or more) in their course from back to sides, may join with adjacent bars; males with a prominent suborbital flap; middle of caudal fin with 2-3 v-shaped rows of spots; apexes pointing towards caudal base; basal caudal black bar extending from dorsal to ventral extremities of caudal base; caudal fin with 15 branched rays (Ref. 55394).
Description: D 3/ 8 1/2. A 3/ 5 1/2 (Ref. 55394). |
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Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 (B1ab(iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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