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Leptobotia punctata Li, Li & Chen, 2008 |
| Family: | Botiidae (Pointface loaches), subfamily: Leptobotiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.646 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Qianjiang River in Guangxi, China | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 43-43. Closely related to Leptobotia guilinensis and Leptobotia posterodorsalis by the following shared characters: lacking button-like papillae on chin region; small eye; short mouth barbels; and origin of dorsal fin posterior to ventral fin. Can be diagnosed from Leptobotia guilinensis by lacking vertical bands (vs. 15-18 vertical bands), having more vertebrae 4 + 39 (vs. 4 + 35-36), and end of pelvic fin not reaching anus (vs . reaching anus). Differs from Leptobotia posterodorsalis in having numerous white spots on body side (vs. no spot), more gill rakers 13-15 (vs . 3-4) on the outer side of first gill arch, body depth 4.9-6.9 % in SL (vs. 6.8-7.3), deep forked caudal, and more stripes 3-4 (vs. 1) on both lobes of caudal fin (Ref. 83654). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 20 September 2023 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||