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Physoschistura chindwinensis, a new balitorid loach from Chindwin basin, Manipur, India (Teleostei: Balitoridae)

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Physoschistura chindwinensis, a new balitorid species, is described from the Chindwin basin, Manipur, India. It is easily distinguished from congeners by the combination of characters: a dorsal fin with three simple and 8½ branched rays; body with 13–17 dark-brown bars on the sides, and 11–16 dark-brown saddles; interorbital space with a rectangular dark-brown shield-like mark; a caudal fin with 8 + 8 branched rays; a moderately developed axillary pelvic lobe; males with a suborbital flap; preoperculomandibular canal with seven pores; and an air bladder with a well-formed free posterior chamber.

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Acknowledgments

We are very grateful to K. Venkataraman and K. C. Gopi of ZSI for their promt actions in registering the paratypes in ZSI and to A. K. Karmakar of ZSI and N. Sen of ZSI-ERS for giving access to specimens under their care. The study was supported by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi (Project No. SR/SO/AS-50/2008).

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  1. Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur, 795003, Manipur, India

    Yumnam Lokeshwor & Waikhom Vishwanath

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Lokeshwor, Y., Vishwanath, W. Physoschistura chindwinensis, a new balitorid loach from Chindwin basin, Manipur, India (Teleostei: Balitoridae). Ichthyol Res 59, 230–234 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-012-0283-1

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