Schistura sikmaiensis
Schistura sikmaiensis (Hora, 1921)


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Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  7.79 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous
Distribution:  Asia: India, Myanmar and Yunnan in China. Found in the Irrawaddy basin (Ref. 39226). Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Absence of processus dentiformis.
Biology:  Inhabits streams with gravelly bottom (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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