Yunnanilus ganheensis An, Liu & Li, 2009

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  4.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Ganhe in Yunnan, China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Similar to Yunnanilus macroistainus but differs from the latter in having the following characters: 10-12 square black spots on each side of body (vs. 2 rows of 8-10 circular black spots on the upper side of body); dorsal fin rays iii-8 (vs. iii-7); head length in body length 3.7-3.9 (vs. 4.0-4.3); and caudal peduncle length in body length 6.14-6.76 (vs. 7.0-7.4) (Ref. 84761). Description: D iii,8; A ii, 5; P i,9-11; V i,7 (Ref. 84761).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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