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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); ephelis: From the Greek ephelis (freckle), reference to the dotted cheeks.
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
Asia: Nam San basin, a tributary of Nam Ngum of the Mekong basin, Laos.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36949)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Body massive, with hump in front of dorsal-fin origin and swollen cheeks; anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; no median notch in upper lip, lower lip with a median incision; lateral line complete; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; top of head vermiculated, cheeks dotted; body yellowish brown with 6-12 bars, very contrasted, usually narrower than interspaces, irregularly shaped and set, often branched, fused or incomplete, in posterior part of body several bars restricted to ventral half; black bar at caudal-fin base almost complete, usually not reaching dorsal and ventral midlines; dorsal-fin base with one or two low blotches (Ref. 36949).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Collected in riffles, among stones (Ref. 36949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82. (Ref. 36949)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00310 - 0.01545), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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