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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); ephelis: From the Greek ephelis (freckle), reference to the dotted cheeks.
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Asia: Nam San basin, a tributary of Nam Ngum of the Mekong basin, Laos.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36949)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Body massive, with hump in front of dorsal-fin origin and swollen cheeks; anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; no median notch in upper lip, lower lip with a median incision; lateral line complete; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; top of head vermiculated, cheeks dotted; body yellowish brown with 6-12 bars, very contrasted, usually narrower than interspaces, irregularly shaped and set, often branched, fused or incomplete, in posterior part of body several bars restricted to ventral half; black bar at caudal-fin base almost complete, usually not reaching dorsal and ventral midlines; dorsal-fin base with one or two low blotches (Ref. 36949).
Collected in riffles, among stones (Ref. 36949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | 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: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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