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Schistura nudidorsum Kottelat, 1998 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Nam Theun of the Mekong basin in Laos. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. No scale in the predorsal area; 8-11 faint dark bars on a yellowish brown background, in the predorsal area usually wider and not meeting their homologues on the dorsal mid-line; in life, caudal fin with bright orange dorsal and ventral margins (Ref. 27732). | |||
| Biology: | Found in clear, fast water on gravel to pebble substrate (Ref. 27732). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 09 July 2011 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||