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Post by Bagrus dude » Sun May 20, 2007 9:08 pm

Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli

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From: Edds, DR & HH Ng, 2007. Additions to the ichthyofauna of Nepal, with a redescription of Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 18: 125–132.
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Post by Martin Thoene » Sun May 20, 2007 11:09 pm

Hmmm...interesting HH. Seems to have residual barbels at the corner of the mouth.

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Post by Bagrus dude » Mon May 21, 2007 3:01 am

That's just the very large skin flap at the rictus (corner of the mouth). There is also an apparently undescribed species from Bangladesh:

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Post by Martin Thoene » Mon May 21, 2007 9:24 am

It would be nice to see a live picture.

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Post by Bagrus dude » Mon May 21, 2007 8:38 pm

They're not particularly colorful when alive. Very much like Acanthopsoides.
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Tue May 22, 2007 12:44 am

Barbels absent? I'm anxious to see more.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Tue May 22, 2007 4:09 am

Interesting looking chap!
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Post by Bagrus dude » Tue May 22, 2007 5:48 am

Here's a schematic illustration of the oral region. No barbels, as you can see.

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Post by Emma Turner » Tue May 22, 2007 1:56 pm

Thanks for posting these, HH.

You must know us loach nuts don't mind 'not colourful', so if you do have any live pics..... :wink:

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Post by Bagrus dude » Thu May 31, 2007 6:16 am

The Edds & Ng Nepal fish paper is downloadable here.
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Post by mistergreen » Thu May 31, 2007 9:51 am

I checked the paper to see what their diet may be but couldn't find it..
The barbles are important in finding food i'd imagine so I guess this species doesn't need it because of the diet and clear water that they live in?

It's like the mouths of the hillstream loaches.
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