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Mustura daral Rameshori, Chinglemba, Darshan & Vishwanath, 2022 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.68 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7.04 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 34-34. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: caudal fin forked with 9 + 8 branched rays; lateral line is complete; no median notch in lower jaw; axillary pelvic lobe large; and suborbital flap in male with conspicuous tubercles along posterior rim 9-10 dark-brown saddles on dorsum, each continued down on flank forming regularly set and shaped dark-brown bars; two black blotches at caudal-fin base (Ref. 132198). | |||
| Biology: | Collected from medium to fast flowing water over a substrate of sand, cobbles and pebbles (Ref. 132198). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||