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Schistura multifasciata
Schistura multifasciata (Day, 1878)
photo by Johnson, J.A./Theophilus, E.

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  9.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Eastern Himalaya, from Tista, through the base of the Nepal Himalaya, as far as the Ghaghra and Kali drainages.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in rapid streams and rivers with gravelly bottom (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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