A new species of stone loach of the genus Mustura (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Chindwin River drainage, Manipur, north-eastern India
Author
Chinglemba, Yengkhom
0000-0002-4975-4829
Department of Life Sciences (Zoology), Manipur University, Canchipur- 795003, Manipur, India. & chinglemba. yengkhom @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4975 - 4829
chinglemba.yengkhom@gmail.com
Author
Rameshori, Yumnam
0000-0001-7119-6125
Department of Life Sciences (Zoology), Manipur University, Canchipur- 795003, Manipur, India. & rameshoriyumnam @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7119 - 6125
rameshoriyumnam@gmail.com
Author
Vishwanath, Waikhom
0000-0002-4516-4151
Department of Life Sciences (Zoology), Manipur University, Canchipur- 795003, Manipur, India. & wvnath @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4516 - 4151
wvnath@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-12-14
5081
4
551
565
journal article
2970
10.11646/zootaxa.5081.4.6
fb02abdb-c8d3-4892-9921-83a9286eb309
1175-5326
5778851
866969D9-4CA3-4390-8C58-25B95407C8A1
TABLE 1. Morphometric data of Mustura taretensis (n=23). Values of holotype are included in ranges. | Holotype | Range | Mean | SD |
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| Total length (mm) | 64.3 | 48.6–64.3 | | |
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| Standard length (mm) | 52.0 | 38.8–52.0 | | |
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| In percentage of standard length |
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| Body depth at dorsal fin-origin | 16.0 | 12.8–16.0 | 14.3 | 0.9 |
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| Head depth at nape | 15.3 | 11.6–15.3 | 12.7 | 2.9 |
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| Head depth at eye | 12.6 | 10.2–13.5 | 11.4 | 2.6 |
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| Lateral-head length | 23.4 | 21.1–24.5 | 23.3 | 0.7 |
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| Dorsal-head length | 21.5 | 20.7–24.2 | 21.7 | 1.1 |
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| Caudal-peduncle length | 15.2 | 12.1–15.8 | 14.2 | 0.9 |
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| Caudal-peduncle depth | 10.3 | 8.9–10.9 | 9.9 | 0.6 |
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| Predorsal length | 50.0 | 45.0–50.3 | 47.9 | 1.6 |
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| Prepelvic length | 53.7 | 52.0–58.1 | 54.4 | 1.9 |
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| Pre-anus length | 74.4 | 66.0–75.9 | 72.6 | 2.2 |
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| Pre-anal length | 78.3 | 74.4–82.4 | 78.3 | 2.2 |
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| Dorsal-fin height | 18.4 | 16.0–21.9 | 18.4 | 1.6 |
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| Length of upper caudal-fin lobe | 22.6 | 21.4–25.4 | 23.6 | 1.3 |
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| Length of lower caudal-fin lobe | 23.0 | 22.1–25.8 | 24.3 | 1.1 |
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| Pectoral-fin length | 22.9 | 21.1–25.1 | 23.7 | 1.0 |
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| Pelvic-fin length | 19.2 | 17.1–20.0 | 18.6 | 0.8 |
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| Anal-fin length | 19.9 | 17.1–20.4 | 18.7 | 1.0 |
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| Maximum head width at cheek | 15.1 | 11.0–15.6 | 13.8 | 1.3 |
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| Body width at anal-fin origin | 10.9 | 7.0–10.9 | 8.7 | 1.3 |
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| Body width at dorsal-fin origin Snout length | 13.4 9.3 | 11.0–14.7 8.0–9.9 | 10.5 9.1 | 4.3 0.8 |
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| Interorbital width Eye diameter | 6.1 6.2 | 4.0–6.7 4.1–6.4 | 5.8 5.2 | 0.5 0.7 |
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| In percentage of dorsal head length | | | | |
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| Snout length | 43.5 | 35.4–45.5 | 41.8 | 3.3 |
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| Interorbital width | 28.4 | 23.6–30.0 | 26.8 | 1.8 |
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| Eye diameter Mouth gape width | 29.1 33.2 | 19.0–29.7 29.3–39.6 | 23.9 32.9 | 3.2 2.5 |
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| Head depth at eye | 58.8 | 48.4–58.8 | 54.8 | 2.4 |
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| Head depth at nape | 71.1 | 54.8–71.1 | 61.3 | 3.5 |
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| Head width at nares | 47.8 | 37.4–47.8 | 42.6 | 3.4 |
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| Maximum head width at cheek | 70.1 | 53.0–70.1 | 63.3 | 4.4 |
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