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Troglonectes canlinensis Li, Ge, Bao, Du, Luo & Zou, 2023 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.43 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 8-9. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: absence of scales in the head and area between the pectoral fins and pelvic fins; incomplete lateral line; presence of eye; 8-10 inner?gill rakers on first gill arch; tip of the anterior nostril being elongated to barbel?like and the nostril barbel length being nearly twice the nostril tube length (Ref. 137642). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||