Yunnanilus pleurotaenia (Regan, 1904)

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Cephalic head pores present; lateral line present, with 18-26 pores; caudal peduncle 1.19-1.40 times longer than deep; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays; preanal length 81-83% SL; eye diameter 20-29% HL (Ref. 12040).
Biology:  Stomach of a ripe female contains a single gammarid crustacean.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 (B1ab(i,iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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