|
Schistura manipurensis (Chaudhuri, 1912) |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 8.2 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Manipur Valley and Nagaland in India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Processus dentiformis present; 8+7 branched caudal rays; 7 1/2 branched dorsal rays; males with a suborbital flap; 35 pores along lateral line which reaches pelvic fin origin; no axillary pelvic lobe (Ref. 39226). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits shallow, swift, clear streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||