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Schistura thanho Freyhof & Serov, 2001 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.25 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: River Vinh Thanh or Ha Giao in Vietnam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Differs from its congeners in Indochina by the combination of the following characters: males with rounded suborbital flap; caudal fin deeply forked; body with 7-14 dark bars on body irregularly shaped, often incomplete or joining another bar; head yellowish with small brown spots on top and cheeks; dorsal rays hyaline with a broad black band at mid-length of rays; processus dentiformis present; 9+8 branched rays in caudal fin; lateral line complete; axillary pelvic lobe present; eye smaller than interorbital width; predorsal area covered by scales; a complete black bar at caudal-fin base (Ref. 40772). | |||
| Biology: | Collected in riffles (Ref. 40772). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 30 August 2010 (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||