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Scientific Name Gagata dolichonema  He, 1996
Common Name
Type Locality Daojieba, Baoshan County, 24°41'N, 99°10'E, Yunnan Province, China
Synonym(s) Gagata gasawyuh, Gagata gasawyuti
Pronunciation Gah gah tah
Etymology The generic name comes from the local name of the fish (keyakatta). 
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Size 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Dorsal part of thoracic region with 4 black stripes. Median longitudinal groove extending to end of occipital process. Maxillary barbel longer than head. Dorsal-fin spine produced into long filament. Pectoral-fin spine with without filamentous projection. Anal fin with 3 simple rays, 11 branched rays. Eye diameter shorter than snout length. Isthmus with no finger-like projections. Gill opening extending to belly and brachial membrane connected to isthmus.
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Distribution Asia: Salween River drainage.
Myanmar Waters, Tenasserim (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Myittha, Manipur (click on these areas to find other species found there)
China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 21 (no. 3), pp 380, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2020 Sep 24 14:10 (species record created: 2005 Aug 20 00:00)