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Schistura paucicincta Kottelat, 1990 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 5 cm NG (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Myanmar and Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by the following combination of characters: 6-7 wide bars on body; processus dentiformis present; males have no suborbital flap; incomplete lateral line reaching tip of pelvic fin; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays; 8+7 branched caudal rays; complete black basal caudal bar; axillary pelvic lobe present; anus immediately in front of anal fin (Ref. 39226). | |||
| Biology: | A 2.91 cm SL female has distended belly which contains ripe ovulae about 1.3 mm in diameter. Its stomach contains numerous larvae of Coleoptera (Ref. 39226). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 July 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||