Nemacheilus cf. paucimaculatus Bohlen & Šlechtová 2011

Ng, Casey Keat Chuan, Lim, Teow Yeong, Ahmad, Amirrudin & Khaironizam, Md Zain, 2019, Provisional checklist of freshwater fish diversity and distribution in Perak, Malaysia, and some latest taxonomic concerns, Zootaxa 4567 (3), pp. 515-545 : 520-521

Nemacheilus cf. paucimaculatus Bohlen & Šlechtová 2011

Nemacheilus cf. paucimaculatus : Authors' data (Sg. Bernam)

Remarks. According to Bohlen & Šlechtová (2011), Nemacheilus paucimaculatus can be distinguished from all congeners (except N. arenicolus ) by its mid-lateral markings of 8–10 dark brown blotches and 8–10 dark brown dorsal saddles, each larger than eye. Although a small blotch is present in the dorsal-fin’s first ray, our specimens exhibit 9–14 mid-lateral blotches that are elongated, inconsistently shaped and in some specimens are marginally divided into two. Also, there are up to 10–14 dark brown saddles, some of them marginally connected ( Fig. 2 ). It is apparent that the numbers of blotches are problematic for decisive identification. Since our specimens could not be confidently matched with descriptions provided by Bohlen & Šlechtová (2011), we tentatively designate our specimens as N. cf. paucimaculatus .

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FIGURE 2. Nemacheilus cf. paucimaculatus. Note that 9–14 mid-lateral blotches are present. They are elongated, inconsistently shaped and some blotches appear divided. In dorsal view, specimens exhibit up to 10–14 dark brown saddles and some are marginally connected.