| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5.53 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: natural well at Kaaje-Ru, near Baq-e-Loveh Oasis in Iranian Zagros Mountains. |
| Diagnosis: |
Differs from all other congeners by its whitish or pink body without color pattern (vs. marbled or mottled color pattern) and absence of eyes (vs. presence) (Ref. 97574). |
| Biology: |
A cave fish living in an underground pool at high altitude (Ref. 27297). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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