Homatula change Endruweit, 2015

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  10.76 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia, China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): -13; Anal soft rays: -10. Homatula change is distinguished from its congeners by an evenly scaled body; lower jaw with a median incision; dorsal crest reaching forward to vertical through posterior extremity of anal fin base; color pattern of 20-22 dark gray-brownish, irregularly split, oblique bars on light gray background with some bars having multiple furcations (Ref. 103396).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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