| Botiidae (Pointface loaches), subfamily: Leptobotiinae |
| 5.02 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: upper River Li in Guangxi province, China. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 38-38. Leptobotia micra is diagnosed from all its congeners by a combination of the following
characters: absence of dark bars or dorsal saddles on body; a row of white dots along dorsal midline; 4+34 vertebrae; predorsal distance 58.1-59.0% SL; eye diameter 1.8?2.0% SL; pelvic fins not reaching anus; caudin fin emarginate (length of median rays 1.3?1.4 times in length of lower lobe); and the anus positioned distinctly closer to anal-fin origin than to pelvic-fin base (Ref. 116421). |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 21 August 2023 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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