Schistura maepaiensis Kottelat, 1990
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


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