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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Claea: Named for the Oreiad nymph of a sacred cave on Mount Kalathion in Messenia..
More on author: Sauvage.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Jinshajiang River basin, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7410)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished by the following characters: mouth arched; upper lip smooth and with a deep median notch; lower lip with a median notch and two furrows on each side; processus dentiformis present and well developed; no incision in lower jaw; anterior nostril pierced in the front side of a tube; intestine with a bend at some distance behind stomach; lateral line complete, extending to caudal base; anus is situated about 1.0-1.5 eye diameters in front of anal fin origin; caudal fin slightly forked; 3-4 predorsal, 2 subdorsal and 4-5 postdorsal brown saddles on the back; body side with irregular dark brown blotches; dorsal fin with dark spots and caudal fin with irregular vertical rows of spots on rays; posterior chamber of air-bladder absent (Ref. 7410).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2010. Claea, a new replacement name for Oreias Sauvage, 1874 (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 21(4):384. (Ref. 86550)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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