| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
6.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong basin in Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Having 8-12 dark bars wider than interspaces on the body; a broad, dark, inner axial stripe; posterior margin of the last body bar distinctly concave; dorsal fin with a black spot at base of simple rays and first branched ray and a brown one at base of branched rays 3-7; all fins with partly or entirely black rays and hyaline membranes; upper lip smooth, without median incision, folds or furrows. |
| Biology: |
Seems to prefer stretches with swift current and stony or rocky substrate, but also found over sandy substrate (Ref. 43281). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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