| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong basin in Laos and Cambodia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Has 6 broad, dark brown, vertical bars on the sides; a large blotch on caudal-fin base; a narrow vertical stripe on the caudal fin; an incomplete lateral line ending about above the anus; 8+8 branched caudal-fin rays (Ref. 27732). Anterior nostril with a pointed tip reaching anterior margin of eye; incomplete lateral line reaching anus; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays; 8+8 branched caudal rays (Ref. 39226). Caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 39226). Dorsal fin origin above or slightly behind pelvic-fin insertion (Ref. 12693). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits rivers with sand or gravel bottoms (Ref. 12693). Found over gravel in shallow water, with moderate current (Ref. 27732). Feeds on insect larvae (Ref. 39226). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 July 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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