| Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| 13.95 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Kalsa River, Ganga basin in Uttarakhand, India. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Diagnosed from congeners in having a unique combination of the following characters: body with 12-14 obliquely arranged olivaceous dark bars; lateral line complete with 104-112 pores; dorsal fin with 3-4 simple and 8½ branched rays, marked with irregularly arranged black spots; caudal fin with 8+8 branched rays, slightly emarginated, lobes equal in length; dorsal adipose crest prominent; preorperculo-mandibular canal with 10-11 pores; absence of suborbital flap. (Ref. 93048). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 September 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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