Schistura paucifasciata
Schistura paucifasciata (Hora, 1929)


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Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  4.49 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Irrawaddy basin, Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by its color pattern consisting of 2-4 black vertical bars below dorsal fin; the quite similar looking S. balteata is distinguished by a series of 4-5 pairs of brown spots along dorsal mid-line in front of dorsal fin. Caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 39226).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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