| Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| 6.41 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Xijiang system in Guizhou Province, China. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 38-38. Distinguished from its congeners by the possession of the following combination of characters: highly developed pectoral fin, reaching the origin of pelvic fin; emarginate caudal fin; distal margin of dorsal fin truncate; dorsal-fin origin posterior to vertical line of pelvic fin origin; pelvic fin tip reaching beyond anus; distal margin of anal fin truncate; adipose-like fin present, along dorsal and ventral edge of caudal peduncle; dorsal fin with 8 branched rays; pectoral fin with 11 branched rays; total vertebrae 4 + 34; pigmentation degenerated; body scaleless and smooth; eyes completely degenerated; and anterior chamber of air-bladder wrapped in body capsule, posterior chamber of air-bladder well developed (Ref. 91758). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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