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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); khamtanhi: Named for Khamtanh Vatthanatham, in appreciation for his help..
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Asia: Xe Kong basin and Khone Falls in the Mekong basin.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 43281)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Body compressed, deep; anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; both lips with many deep folds, upper notched, lower with median incision; no notch in lower jaw; dorsal keel on caudal peduncle; lateral line complete; anus midway between pelvic-fin base and anal-fin origin; 10.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; body with 8-10 dark brown bars wider than interspaces, edges darker than middle; bars may all be very regular, or some may be irregular, interrupted or branched, or with a paler spot inside; black bar at caudal-fin base narrow, complete; dorsal fin with broad dark grey basal band, a black spot at base of anterior rays, and a conspicuous subdistal row of black spots; pelvic, anal and caudal fins red-orange in life (Ref. 36949).
Found in fast flowing water, rapids (Ref. 36949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82. (Ref. 36949)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
