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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); palma: Name 'palma' from the Latin word meaning the blade of an oar, in allusion to the shape of the caudal peduncle and caudal fin in large adults of the new species. A noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137760)
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Kottelat, M., 2023. Schistura palma, a new species of loach from the Nam Ngiep drainage, central Laos (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 71:520-530. (Ref. 137760)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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