Schistura sonarengaensis

Schistura sonarengaensis Mukhim, Sarma, Choudhury, Chandran, Das, Singh, Warbah, Sarkar & Sarma, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); sonarengaensis: Name 'sonarengaensis' from the type locality of the species, Krem (= cave) Sonarenga. A noun in apposition.

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Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

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Asia: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137714)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 35 - 37. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a color pattern of 13-26 vertically elongate to circular mid-lateral black blotches (brownish in life) overlayered on a grayish black mid-lateral stripe on a dull white or pale-beige (golden brown in life) body; predorsal color pattern variable consisting of discrete saddles, or combination of saddles and longitudinally elongate anterior most blotches, or two parallel longitudinal stripes, and/or a combination of each; 7-8 discrete sub-dorsal and post-dorsal saddles not contiguous with the mid-lateral stripe, except the posterior most saddle sometimes reaching the stripe; and a short vertical black bar medially occupying the caudal-fin base; dorsal-fin origin nearly opposite to pelvic-fin origin; complete lateral line; short, shallow adipose crest on dorsal and ventral midlines of caudal peduncle; moderately forked caudal fin; axillary pelvic lobe present; prominent processus dentiformes on upper jaw; the chest naked; 9-8 + 8 caudal-fin branched rays; 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays; and no discernible sexual dimorphism (Ref. 137714).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species inhabits a small, stagnant muddy pool measuring approximately 0.5 × 0.8 m2 and about 0.7 m deep, situated roughly 700 m from the main entrance. The substrate of the pool consists predominantly of sand interspersed with scattered pebbles (Ref. 137714).

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Mukhim, D.K.B., K. Sarma, H. Choudhury, R. Chandran, R. Das, R.K. Singh, D.P. Warbah, U.K. Sarkar and D. Sarma, 2024. Schistura sonarengaensis, a new species of cave-dwelling loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Meghalaya, northeast India. J. Fish Biol. 105:1240-1255. (Ref. 137714)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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