Chela macrolepis

Chela macrolepis Knight & Rema Devi, 2014

Family:	Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Danioninae
Max. size:	3.81 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:	Asia: Chembarampakkam Lake in Tamil Nadu, India.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 20-24. Can be diagnosed from Chela atpar by having complete lateral line with 35-40 + 1-3 pored scales (vs. 56-61+3-4), 23-24 predorsal scales (vs. 28-33) and 16 precaudal vertebrae (vs.17). Possesses also characters that indicate affinity to Laubuka and differs from all other species of Laubuka by the combination of the following characters: long, filamentous pelvic fin with 1+4 rays (vs. 1+5), longest ray reaching beyond anal-fin origin, usually to base of branched anal-fin ray 2 or 3, sometimes to base of branched ray 8; 16 precaudal vertebrae (vs. 14); 5,4,1 teeth (vs. 5,4,2) on fifth ceratobranchial; and humeral spot absent (vs. present) (Ref. 97354).
Biology:
IUCN Red List Status:	Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 24 December 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless

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