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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Yunnanilus: From Yunnan, city on southwest China; parvus: parvus (Latin) means small.
More on authors: Kottelat & Chu.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: Nan Tong in Kaiyuan County, Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12040)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Lateral line reaching, at most, to the tip of the pectoral fins and with only 7-16 pores; cephalic lateral line pores present; caudal peduncle 0.91-1.23 times longer than deep, its depth 11-13% SL (Ref. 12040).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in the cave outlet. Feeds on detritus. A ripe female measuring 3.76 cm SL contains ripe ova, about 1 mm in diameter.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and X.L. Chu, 1988. Revision of Yunnanilus with description of a miniature species flock and six new species from China (Cypriniformes: Homalopteridae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 23(1-2):65-93. (Ref. 12040)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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