Physoschistura longibulla

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Physoschistura longibulla Lin, Liu & Chen, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Physoschistura: Greek, physa = bellows + Greek, schizein = divided + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); longibulla: Name from Latin ‘longi’ meaning long, and ‘bulla’ for air bladder, referring to its elongated air bladder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 132517). Tropical

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Asia: Myanmar.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132517)

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This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: branched dorsal-fin rays 81/2 branched rays; branched pectoral-fin rays 8-9; no suborbital flap nor suborbital groove; with axillary pelvic lobe; caudal-fin forked, with 9 + 8 branched rays; lateral line complete, 93-102 pores; long elliptical posterior chamber of air bladder is well developed, connecting anterior with a long and thin tube (Ref. 132517).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected from its type locality, where water flow is slow with a depth about 20-70 cm and the bottom is usually muddy. Associated species found include Danio albolineatus, Devario sp., Pethia stoliczkana, Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei, Schistura sp., Xiphophorus helleriii (exotic), and Channa gachua (Ref. 132517).

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Lin, F., S. Liu, P. Zaw, T. Qin and X. Chen, 2024. Physoschistura longibulla, a new loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Irrawaddy basin in central Myanmar. Zootaxa 5463(2):232-246. (Ref. 132517)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈