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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); procera: From the Latin procerus (elongate)..
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Nam Ou basin, Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; no median notch in upper lip, a median interruption in lower lip; a median notch in lower jaw; cheeks slightly swollen in specimens larger than about 70 mm SL; low dorsal adipose keel on caudal peduncle; lateral line complete; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 7-8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; body with 13-17 bars, wider than interspaces, very regular on sides, becoming irregular along dorsal midline; in predorsal area, flank bars not reaching dorsal midline; space between bars occupied by irregularly-shaped large blotches leaving only very narrow pale spaces between them and bars; black bar at caudal-fin base not reaching ventral midline, its upper extremity bent forward; dorsal-fin base with a blackish band, with or without one or several paler or hyaline spots in it; caudal fin red in life (Ref. 36949).
Inhabits small forest creeks (Ref. 43281). Type locality at the time of visit, except in the pool of the waterfall itself: creek with at most 100 cm wide and 5-10 cm deep, over pebbles; other species present: Garra cambodgiensis and Schistura kengtungensis (Ref. 36949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00311 - 0.01538), 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): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
