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Issue: Vol. 3586 No. 1: 14 Dec. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-12-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3586.1.10
Page range: 95–102
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 18

A new loach of the genus Physoschistura Bănărescu & Nalbant (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Chindwin basin, Manipur, India

Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur-795 003, Manipur, India
Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur-795 003, Manipur, India
Fish New nemacheilid Changa River northeastern India

Abstract

The paper describes Physoschistura tigrinum, a new nemacheilid from the Chindwin basin in Manipur, India. The newspecies is distinguished from congeners in having 9½ branched dorsal-fin rays; 12–14 irregularly arranged light reddishbrown bars on the side, some of which are broken into blotches and short bars; 5–6 dark brown saddles; forked caudal finwith 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe well formed but not prominent; 10 pores in preoperculomandibular canal andsuborbital flap in the male. The status of Schistura prashadi is also discussed, and the species is validated to Physoschistura.

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