Hedinichthys yarkandensis (Day, 1877)
Kashgarian loach

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Tarim River basin.
Diagnosis:  Body comparatively deep and substantially laterally compressed. Head compressed dorsoventrally, with a protruded rostrum. Sexually mature fishes with dorsal profile of the body distinctly humpbacked. Caudal fin truncated but with a hollow. Posterior nostril beanlike, surrounding the anterior nostril posteriorly. Lateral line complete. Numerous small blackish spots on the body. No sexual dimorphism (Ref. 85843).
Biology:  Found in slow currents in lakes and pools over muddy or sandy bottom (Ref. 51717).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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