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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); rubrimaculata: Derived from the Latin words ruber, red, and maculatus, dotted, in reference to the presence of a red dot on the caudal peduncle. An adjective.
An adjective..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Man Chaung and Shwe Chaung systems located on the eastern slope of the Rakhine Range draining into the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125978); max. published weight: 0.53 g (Ref. 125978)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 8. This species can be diagnosed from all congeners by a combination of the following characters: slender body with maximum body depth 103-123 % of body depth at nape; ventral half of body and head white with silver shine in life; body pigmentation with prominent black midlateral stripe and up to six small dorsal saddles; all fins hyaline; dark blotch on base of central unbranched caudal-fin rays, with a median incision at its posterior margin; and a distinct red dot on the side of the caudal peduncle in life, fading when preserved; small size with largest known size 2.77 cm SL (Ref. 95079).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Bohlen, J. and V. Ŝlechtová, 2013. Two new species of Schistura from Myanmar (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 24(1):21-30. (Ref. 95079)
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=0.00741 (0.00396 - 0.01388), b=3.05 (2.90 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
