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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: shanensis: Name from the Shan States of Myanmar, where the type locality is situated.
More on author: Hora.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39226)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is characterized by the following: irregular blotches or bars 8; body with vertically elongated blotches, and with mottled middorsal area on the back; with a deep median notch in the upper lip; caudal-peduncle length 11.6 % SL; predorsal length 53.4 % SL (Ref. 132199).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Found in a shallow lake, with dense bottom and floating vegetation (Ref. 39226).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chinglemba, Y., Y. Rameshori and W. Vishwanath, 2021. A new species of stone loach of the genus Mustura (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Chindwin River drainage, Manipur, north-eastern India. Zootaxa 5081(4):551-565. (Ref. 132199)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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