Analyses of morphological and molecular data from recently collected specimens of Nemacheilus from Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand indicate that N. pallidus is a junior synonym of N. masyae, and an undescribed species of Nemacheilus occurs in large tributaries of the Mekong River in Thailand. The new species is known from the Songkhram and Mun river drainages in Thailand and appears to be restricted to the Khorat Plateau ecoregion of the Mekong River basin.
Variation in the Arrow Loach, Nemacheilus masyae (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), in Mainland Southeast Asia with Description of a New Species
Authors
Page, L.M., J.M. Pfeiffer, S. Suksri, Z.S. Randall, and D.A. Boyd
Publication Date
29 May 2020
Publication Name
Copeia
Topics
Nemacheilus, Khorat Plateau,