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分類 / 名稱 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(屬, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura:Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335); sonarengaensis:Name 'sonarengaensis' from the type locality of the species, Krem (= cave) Sonarenga. A noun in apposition.
背的軟條 (總數) : 12; 臀鰭軟條: 8; 脊椎骨: 35 - 37. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a color pattern of 13-26 vertically elongate to circular mid-lateral black blotches (brownish in life) overlayered on a grayish black mid-lateral stripe on a dull white or pale-beige (golden brown in life) body; predorsal color pattern variable consisting of discrete saddles, or combination of saddles and longitudinally elongate anterior most blotches, or two parallel longitudinal stripes, and/or a combination of each; 7-8 discrete sub-dorsal and post-dorsal saddles not contiguous with the mid-lateral stripe, except the posterior most saddle sometimes reaching the stripe; and a short vertical black bar medially occupying the caudal-fin base; dorsal-fin origin nearly opposite to pelvic-fin origin; complete lateral line; short, shallow adipose crest on dorsal and ventral midlines of caudal peduncle; moderately forked caudal fin; axillary pelvic lobe present; prominent processus dentiformes on upper jaw; the chest naked; 9-8 + 8 caudal-fin branched rays; 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays; and no discernible sexual dimorphism (Ref. 137714). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits a small, stagnant muddy pool measuring approximately 0.5 × 0.8 m2 and about 0.7 m deep, situated roughly 700 m from the main entrance. The substrate of the pool consists predominantly of sand interspersed with scattered pebbles (Ref. 137714).
Mukhim, D.K.B., K. Sarma, H. Choudhury, R. Chandran, R. Das, R.K. Singh, D.P. Warbah, U.K. Sarkar and D. Sarma, 2024. Schistura sonarengaensis, a new species of cave-dwelling loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Meghalaya, northeast India. J. Fish Biol. 105:1240-1255. (Ref. 137714)
