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Schistura udomritthiruji Bohlen & Ŝlechtová, 2010 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.78 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; pH range: 8 | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Differs from congeners by the combination of the following characters: caudal fin with 9+8 branched rays; males possess suborbital flap (absent in females); lateral line ends above base of anal fin; caudal fin hyaline; and bars on posterior half of body more than twice as wide as interspaces (Ref. 83421). | |||
| Biology: | At the time of sampling, the type locality was a stream with width up to 8 m, but the riverbed would allow a 20 m wide river at high water level, and with calm stretches, depression up to 1 m deep as well as riffles. Riffle consisted of gravel with few larger stones and maximum water depth of 40 cm (Ref. 83421). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 April 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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