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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Physoschistura: Greek, physa = bellows + Greek, schizein = divided + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr H Srinivasa Rao (1894–1971) was an Indian zoologist who specialised in faunistic morphology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hora.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Mongyai, Northern Shan States in Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39226)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Incomplete lateral line reaching to pelvic fin base and with 29 pores; 9+8 branched caudal rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; about 22 bars on body (Ref. 39226).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jayaram, K.C., 1999. The freshwater fishes of the Indian region. Narendra Publishing House, Delhi-110006, India. 551 p. (Ref. 31807)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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