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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: shuensis: Named for its type locality, Shu Chaung. An adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95537)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of a suborbital flap in adult males and a suborbital groove in adult females; slender caudal peduncle, less than 2/3 of body depth (vs. caudal peduncle depth about same as body depth); caudal fin deeply forked (length of median ray 53-58 % of length of upper lobe) (Ref. 95537); caudal-peduncle length 9.7-11.0% SL, depth 0.8-1.0 times in its length; body with 6-9 regular dark brown bars; lateral line complete, pores 73-80; and with a slight notch in lower jaw (Ref. 132199)..
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bohlen, J. and V. Slechtová, 2014. Schistura shuensis, a new species of loach from Myanmar (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 24(3):217-223. (Ref. 95537)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00310 - 0.01545), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±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).
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