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Yunnanilus brevis (Boulenger, 1893) |
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photo by
Ott, G. |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm NG (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known only from Inle Lake and the nearby He-Ho plain in the Southern Shan States, Myanmar (Ref. 12040). Reported from the Salween basin (Ref. 12041). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Short lateral line present, with up to 12 pores; cephalic lateral line system present with 3+3 supratemporal and 9 preoperculo-mandibular pores; 16-17 branched caudal rays; caudal peduncle 1.06-1.14 times longer than deep, its length 12.3-13.4% SL, its depth 11.2-11.8% SL; eye diameter 6.2-7.6% SL; body depth 23.4-26.4% SL (Ref. 39226). | |||
| Biology: | Found in still and slow running waters (Ref. 4832). Occurs in a shallow lake, with dense bottom and floating vegetation (Ref. 39226). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 (B1ab(iii); D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||