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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Botiidae (Pointface loaches) > Leptobotiinae
Etymology: paucipinna: Name 'paucipinna' from the Latin words 'paucus' and 'pinna', meaning 'few' and 'fin', in reference to the fewer branched dorsal-fin rays (seven) of the new species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Distribution
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Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137757)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: plain brown body or no other colour formation; 4 + 39-40 vertebrae; pectoral fins (length less than 11.5% of LS); dorsal fin inserted opposite to or slightly posterior to the pelvic-fin insertion; posteriorly-moved anus (vent to anal distance 43.6%-52.2% of the pelvic to anal distance); white dorsal fin with a black subdistal band; deeply forked caudal fin (the longest ray 1.6-1.9) with two broadly pointed lobes and yellowish white with a roughly W-shaped black blotch (Ref. 137757).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guo, D.-M., L. Cao and E. Zhang, 2023. Descriptions of two new species of the botiid genus Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870 (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from South China. J Fish Biol. 104(2):1-17. (Ref. 137757)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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