A new loach of the genus Physoschistura Bănărescu & Nalbant (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Chindwin basin, Manipur, India
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The paper describes Physoschistura tigrinum, a new nemacheilid from the Chindwin basin in Manipur, India. The new species is distinguished from congeners in having 91⁄2 branched dorsal-fin rays; 12–14 irregularly arranged light reddish brown bars on the side, some of which are broken into blotches and short bars; 5–6 dark brown saddles; forked caudal fin with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe well formed but not prominent; 10 pores in preoperculomandibular canal and suborbital flap in the male. The status of Schistura prashadi is also discussed, and the species is validated to Physoschistura.
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