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Schistura robertsi Kottelat, 1990 |
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photo by
Ahmad, A. |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Malay Peninsula (Ref. 27732) and Phuket Island, Thailand (Ref. 39226). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Processus dentiformis present; 8-10 regular bars on body; males have no suborbital flap; incomplete lateral line reaching at most origin of pelvic fin; lower lip with a black mark on each side of median interruption; 8-9 + 8 branched caudal rays; emarginate caudal fin; black basal caudal bar present; no axillary pelvic lobe; anus 1.5-2.0 eye diameters in front of anal fin (Ref. 39226). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in streams with moderately flowing water, over pebbles, in depths between 10-30 cm. A female measuring 3.36 cm SL contains ovulae at various stages of development (Ref. 39226). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||