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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Physoschistura: Greek, physa = bellows + Greek, schizein = divided + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Charles Edward Browne (d: 1861) was political adviser at Yawnghwe (Nyaung Shwe), Southern Shan State, Burma (Myanmar). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Inlé Lake basin in Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4832)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 8. Lateral line incomplete; 9+8 branched caudal rays; no axillary pelvic lobe; 10-14 bars on body; males have no suborbital flap; 9 1/2 branched dorsal rays; 9-10 pores in preoperculo-mandibular canal (Ref. 39226).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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