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Schistura paucireticulata Lokeshwor, Vishwanath & Kosygin, 2013 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.14 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Tuirial River, a major tributary of the Barak River in the Barak-Surma- Meghna River system in Mizoram, India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Diagnosed from other species of Schistura by a combination of following characters: body with 8-9 brown bars, bars in front of the dorsal fin divided into 2-3 small bars forming a reticulations; basicaudal bar black, dissociated; dorsal fin spotted, with 4 simple and 8½ branched rays; anal fin with 3 simple and 6 branched rays; caudal fin deeply emarginated with 9+8 branched rays; caudal fin with numerous black spots arranged in 3-4 bars; well developed axillary pelvic lobe; and lateral line complete (Ref. 93870). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||