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Aborichthys kempi Chaudhuri, 1913 |
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| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India and Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: anus closer to tip of snout than to caudal fin base; barbels much longer than eye diameter; black bars narrower than interspaces (Ref. 39226). Differs from all other known congeners by the combination of the following characters: body with 18-21 bands, distinct on caudal peduncle region; 3 pairs of barbels; lateral line incomplete; caudal fin rounded with 2 black broad concentric curves; and black spot present at upper extremity of caudal-fin base (Ref. 95217). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 22 January 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||