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Schistura liyaiensis Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2014

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Found only in the upper reaches of Barak River at Liyai village (Barak-Surma-Meghana basin), Senapati District in Manipur (Ref. 112085).
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Main Ref: Lokeshwor, Y. and W> Vishwanath, 2015
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins (Ref. 45335);  liyaiensis: Derived after Liyai, a village in the vicinity of the type locality..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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Asia: Barak River in Manipur, India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 112085)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Schistura liyaiensis is distinguished from other species of Schistura in having a combination of the following characters: back with 7-9 olive brown saddles with wide white-colored interspaces, appearing as white oval beads; flank with 7-8 bars; lateral line incomplete with 19-20 pores; dorsal fin with 4 simple and 8 1/2 branched rays; dorsal-fin origin with a dark olive-brown spot in fresh condition; caudal-fin base with a complete black bar; and a prominent processus dentiformis present (Ref. 112085).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in streams with swift current, big boulders, and rocks. Occurs together with the following fishes: Barilius sp., Devario sp., Pethia sp., Garra sp., and Glyptothorax manipurensis (Ref. 112085).

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Lokeshwor, Y. and W> Vishwanath, 2015. Schistura liyaiensis, a new loach from Barak River, Manipur, India Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Res. 62(3):313-319. (Ref. 112085)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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