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Schistura nasifilis (Pellegrin, 1936) |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 9.73 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known from high altitudes in the Rivers Ko and Tan in Annam, Viet Nam. Has not been rediscovered since the collection of the types in 1936. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Can be distinguished from any other nemacheiline by the presence of a strong processus dentiformis on both jaws and by anterior nostril pierced in front side of a pointed tube (Ref. 40772). | |||
| Biology: | This species was collected from the upland streams (Ref. 117882). The ovaries of a 6 cm SL female contain ovulae about 0.8 mm in diameter (Ref. 39226). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 11 August 2010 (C2a(i); D) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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