| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
7.17 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Pearl River drainage in Guangxi, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Can be differentiated from all other congeners of the Yunnanilus pleurotaenis group by the following characters: body completely covered by scales, except between pectoral fins and pelvic fins; lateral line with 15-20 pores; dorsal fin with 8 branched rays; pectoral fin with 13-14 branched rays; the air bladder with two chambers, the anterior ones into bony capsules and a large free posterior chamber, filling body cavity; caudal fin slightly emarginated; body depth 3.9-4.6 times the standard length (SL); head length 4.1-4.4 times SL; caudal peduncle depth 7.5-9.0 times SL; eye diameter 5.5-6.7 times the head length (HL); interorbital width 2.2-2.4 times HL (Ref. 80969). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 January 2024 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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