Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Lateral line reaching, at most, to the tip of the pectoral fins and with only 7-16 pores; cephalic lateral line pores present; caudal peduncle 0.91-1.23 times longer than deep, its depth 11-13% SL (Ref. 12040).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Yunnanilus

Species: Yunnanilus parvus Kottelat & Chu, 1988

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in the cave outlet. Feeds on detritus. A ripe female measuring 3.76 cm SL contains ripe ova, about 1 mm in diameter.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless