Schistura shuensis Bohlen & Ŝlechtová, 2014

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  3.91 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Shu Chaung in Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 8-8. The possession of a suborbital flap in adult males and a suborbital groove in adult females separates this species from all congeners except Schistura hypsiura. Distinguished from S. hypsiura by having a more slender caudal peduncle, less than 2/3 of body depth (vs. caudal peduncle depth about same as body depth). It can be further diagnosed from all congeners by a combination of the following characters: caudal fin deeply forked (length of median ray 53-58 % of length of upper lobe) length of median rays 53-58 % of length of upper lobe); caudal peduncle slender (depth 11-12 % SL and 49-63 % of body depth); body with 6-9 indistinct dark brown bars (Ref. 95537).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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