Brevibora cheeya Liao & Tan 2011

Brevibora cheeya is distinguished from B. dorsiocellata by the complete lateral line (25-30 perforated scales vs. 4-9), more scales along the lateral row (29-32 vs. 25-27), larger size (up to 39.0 mm SL vs. 23.0 mm SL); and larger head and prepectoral length (head length 28.5-30.0% SL, vs. 24.4-27.9; prepectoral length 29.6-32.9% SL, vs. 25.8-28.8).Body laterally compressed, rather elongated. Head short. Snout pointed. Mouth terminal, reaching vertical of anterior orbit. Dorsal-fi n origin at highest point of body outline. Predorsal contour almost straight, with a slight depression on snout. Ventral outline slightly curved from tip of snout to the middle of caudal peduncle. Barbel, keel and tubercles absent (Ref. 86526).

Vertebrae: 31 - 32

The type locality in Malaysia is in a coastal heath forest. This habitat consists mainly of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) stands on sandy and peaty substrate. The waters are tannin stained, slow flowing, and acidic (pH 4.5, as measured in February 2009). Syntopic species recorded from the type locality include: Boraras maculatus, Cyclocheilichthys apogon, Osteochilus spilurus, Parachela maculicauda, P. oxygastroides, Rasbora einthovenii, R. trilineata, Systomus johorensis, Trigonopoma gracile, T. pauciperforatum (Cyprinidae), Lepidocephalichthys furcatus, Pangio alcoides, P. semicincta (Cobitidae), Kryptopterus macrocephalus, Ompok leiacanthus, Wallago leerii (Siluridae), Hemibagrus nemurus, Pseudomystus leiacanthus (Bagridae), Clarias batrachus, C. meladerma (Clariidae), Parakysis verrucosa (Akysidae), Aplocheilus panchax (Aplocheilidae), Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus (Hemiramphidae), Monopterus albus (Synbranchidae), Nandus nebulosus (Nandidae), Pristolepis grooti (Pristolepididae), Belontia hasseltii, Betta imbellis, B. waseri, Luciocephalus pulcher, Parosphromenus paludicola, Trichopodus leerii, T. trichopterus, Trichopsis vittata (Osphronemidae), Channa bankanensis, C. lucius and C. striata (Channidae) (Kottelat et al., 1992; unpublished data).

The type locality is in a coastal heath forest where the habitat consists mainly of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) stands on sandy and peaty substrate; waters are tannin stained, slow flowing, and acidic (pH 4.5, measurement done in February 2009) (Ref. 65950).

Brevibora cheeya is a fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Malaysia and Indonesia.