Schistura robertsi Kottelat, 1990
Schistura robertsi
photo by Ahmad, A.

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Malay Peninsula (Ref. 27732) and Phuket Island, Thailand (Ref. 39226).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Processus dentiformis present; 8-10 regular bars on body; males have no suborbital flap; incomplete lateral line reaching at most origin of pelvic fin; lower lip with a black mark on each side of median interruption; 8-9 + 8 branched caudal rays; emarginate caudal fin; black basal caudal bar present; no axillary pelvic lobe; anus 1.5-2.0 eye diameters in front of anal fin (Ref. 39226).
Biology:  Occurs in streams with moderately flowing water, over pebbles, in depths between 10-30 cm. A female measuring 3.36 cm SL contains ovulae at various stages of development (Ref. 39226).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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