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Mustura maepaiensis (Kottelat, 1990) |
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photo by
Panitvong, N. |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.21 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Salween basin in Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by its peculiar color pattern consisting of 10-13 not very regular bars outlined by darker margins; processus dentiformis present; 9+8 branched caudal rays; 9-10 1/2 branched dorsal rays; males with a suborbital flap; complete lateral line; axillary pelvic lobe present; eye diameter larger than or equal to interorbital width; black basal caudal bar dissociated, forming two spots (Ref. 39226). | |||
| Biology: | Found in stream with moderate to swift current over boulders and pebbles. A female measuring 4.18 cm SL contains ovulae about 0.6 mm in diameter. Its stomach contents are Diptera larvae and worms, both of very small size (Ref. 39226). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 July 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||