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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); aurantiaca: The name, aurantiaca, Latin adjective
for orange-colored, is in reference to the orange
bars on this species (Ref. 87184).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 15°N - 14°N, 98°E - 99°E
Asia: Thailand. Known only from the Kwai Noi, Mae Khlong basin, in the Thong Pha Phum District of Kanchanaburi Province (Ref. 87184).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87184)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Member of genus Schistura as defined by Kottelat (1990a). Schistura aurantiaca is distinguished from all other species of Schistura by unique color pattern of 3-9 orange bars on side of body; 1st bar immediately behind head, 2nd bar near dorsal-fin origin; most of nape and anterior side of body uniformly brown (Ref . 87184).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Plongsesthee, R., L.M. Page and W. Beamish, 2011. Schistura aurantiaca, a new species from the Mae Khlong basin, Thailand (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 22(2):169-178 (Ref. 87184)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00311 - 0.01538), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).