| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
6.08 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Dutah Stream, Chindwin basin in Manipur, India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Schistura phamhringi can be diagnosed from all its congeners by the following
combination of characters: 6-7 black saddles, each continued on both flanks forming a broad diamond-shaped black bar with narrow ventral margins; bars superimposed on a grey stripe along lateral line; numerous melanophores arranged densely on the upper lip ; black basicaudal bar arc-shaped; complete lateral line; processus dentiformis broad; prominent oar-like suborbital flap in males (Ref. 95580). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits cool, clean, swift-flowing shaded freshwater streams which flow over a substrate of gravel, cobble and boulders. Topotypic specimens were collected from a stream among small pebbles in slow current. Occurs together with other fish species including Cyprinidae: Barilius ngawa, Devario acquipinnatus, Neolissochilus stracheyi, Poropuntius burtoni, Garra paralissorhynchus; Psilorhynchidae: Psilorhynchus ngathanu; Nemacheilidae: Schistura khugae, S. reticulata; Sisoridae: Glyptothorax granulus, G. ventrolineatus; Mastacembelidae: Mastacembelus armatus; and Channidae: Channa gachua (Ref. 95580). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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