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Mustura bella (Kottelat, 1990) |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Mekong River basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This species is characterized by the following:12-30) occasionally narrow and interconnected irregular bars separated by a distinctly yellow stripe from an irregular middorsal stripe or a series of blotches; without small tubercles on branched ray 1 of the male pectoral fin; one row of spots on the caudal fin (Ref. 132199). Description: males with suborbital flap; presence of processus dentiformis; branched caudal rays 9+8; branched dorsal rays 8-9.5; complete lateral line; presence of axillary pelvic lobe (Ref. 39226). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits a small stream running among piles of pebbles, with clear water depth up to 50 cm and moderate to swift current (Ref. 39226). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 July 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||