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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: mahadeoensis: Name 'mahadeoensis' from the type locality of the species, Mahadeo stream.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138056)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 8; A 7; nasal barbels reaching anterior border of eye; dorsal-fin origin positioned posterior to vertical line drawn from pelvic-fin origin; broken bars along lateral surface of body; and divergence of 11.2 to 18.6% (uncorrected P-distance) in the mitochondrial cyt b gene sequences (Ref 138056).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ghosh. M., A. Bhat and J.A. Johnson, 2025. Indoreonectes mahadeoensis, a new species of river loach from headwaters of the Narmada River, India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 5693(4):537-550. (Ref. 138056)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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