Department of Life Sciences (Zoology), Manipur University, Canchipur-795003, Manipur, India..
Zootaxa. 2021 Dec 14;5081(4):551-565. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.4.6.
Mustura taretensis, a new nemacheilid loach, is described from the Taret River, a tributary of the Yu River, Chindwin River drainage, Manipur, India. The new species is distinguished from all its congeners by a unique combination of the following characters: body with 1213 irregular dark-brown blotches or bars on flank, alternating with 1116 irregular dark-brown saddles on the back; dorsum of head with a distinctly visible rhomboid dark-brown mark encircling a pale oval area on the nape; dorsal fin with 9 or 10 branched rays; lateral line complete; a well-developed free posterior chamber of air bladder, the halves of air bladder capsules connected by a manubrium; poorly developed processus dentiformis; suborbital flap present in males; and body depth 12.816.0 % SL. The generic status of Mustura chindwinensis, M. dikrongensis, M. tigrina and M. tuivaiensis are also discussed in the paper.
特鲁氏须鳅，一种新的沙鳅科泥鳅，产自印度曼尼普尔邦，其位于钦敦河流域的支流塔雷特河。新种与所有近缘种的区别在于以下独特的组合特征：身体侧面有 1213 个不规则的深褐色斑点或条纹，与背部的 1116 个不规则的深褐色鞍形斑交替排列；头部背面有一个明显的菱形深褐色标记，环绕着颈背部的一个浅色椭圆形区域；背鳍有 9 或 10 根分支射线；侧线完整；发达的自由后气囊室，气囊囊的两半由柄连接；齿状突不发达；雄鱼具有眶下瓣；体高为 12.816.0% SL。本文还讨论了特鲁氏须鳅、迪孔隆氏须鳅、特氏须鳅和图伊氏须鳅的分类地位。
