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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: putaoensis: Name 'putaoensis' from the type locality of the species, Putao District, Kachin State, Myanmar.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138188)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: horizontally oriented suborbital groove in males; incomplete lateral line, with 39-54 pores, extending to anus but not surpassing origin of anal-fin; axillary pelvic lobe present; 9½-10½ (usually 10½) branched dorsal-fin rays; 11-12 (usually 11) pectoral-fin rays; and caudal fin with 3-5 dark bands (Ref. 138188).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits slow flowing streams with a substrate composed of small gravels and stones (Ref. 138188).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lin, F., Z.-Y. Chen, K.M. Myint and X.-Y. Chen, 2023. Paracanthocobitis putaoensis, a new loach species (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from the Irrawaddy basin in northern Myanmar. Zootaxa 5227(2):265-278. (Ref. 138188)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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