Schistura pawensis Bohlen & Ŝlechtová 2013

This species differs from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: body slender with head depth at nape 1.1-1.2 times in body depth; all specimens with prominent black midlateral stripe; entire ventral side silvery-white; dorsal fin with 6 1/2 or 7 1/2 branched rays; caudal fin with 7-8 + 8 branched rays; anus positioned halfway between pelvic-fin origin and anal-fin origin; and body small with largest known size 3.13 cm SL (Ref. 95079).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analsoft rays: 8

Found in clear and shallow (30-60 cm depth) water above gravel with moderately fast flowing water (Ref. 95079).