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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); maculosa: Derived from the Latin for ‘spotted’, in reference to the numerous black spots on the caudal and dorsal fins. Used as an adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Tuingo and Pharsih Rivers, tributaries of Tuivai River, Mizoram, India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94258)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 35 - 36. This species is distinguished from other congeners from the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin and its adjacent basins by the combination of the following characters: 3-4 rows of black spots horizontally across dorsal-fin; 5-7 more or less organized rows of black spots on rays vertically across caudal-fin; slightly emarginated caudal-fin with 8+8 branched rays; 20-30 narrow black bars on the body; incomplete lateral line extending up to vertical through pelvic-fin origin, with 26-35 pores; males with a sub-orbital flap; and intestine looped behind the stomach (Ref. 94258).
Inhabits small pool with slow-flowing water and substrate composed of sand, gravel and rocks. Occurs in association with Exostoma cf. barakensis, Garra spp. and Lepidocephalichthys guntea. A female measuring 7.56 cm SL contained ovulae 0.8-1.2 mm in diameter (Ref. 94258).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lalronunga, S., Lalnuntluanga and Lalramaliana, 2013. Schistura maculosa, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Mizoram, northeastern India. Zootaxa 3718(6):583-590. (Ref. 94258)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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=0.00871 (0.00376 - 0.02016), b=3.01 (2.81 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-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).
