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Parabotia brevirostris Zhu & Zhu, 2012 |
| Family: | Botiidae (Pointface loaches), subfamily: Leptobotiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11.36 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Hongshui River (Pearl river drainage) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: snout is shorter than head length after eye; caudal peduncle depth is longer than its length; head length/interorbital width ratio is 3.2~3.5; head back and behind and under lateral line possess many round spots (Ref. 92142). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 20 September 2023 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||