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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Yunnanilus: From Yunnan, city on southwest China.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: Sichuan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 35 - 37. Three horizontal rows of block transverse spots on each side of the body. A small black spot on the dorsal fin. Chest and belly without scales. Interorbital space 2.2-2.8 in HL.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ding, R.H., 1995. A new species of the genus Yunnanilus from western Sichuan, China (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae). Acta Zootaxon. Sin. 20(2):253-256. (Ref. 38448)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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