| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 8.2 g |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Manipur Valley and Nagaland in India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Processus dentiformis present; 8+7 branched caudal rays; 7 1/2 branched dorsal rays; males with a suborbital flap; 35 pores along lateral line which reaches pelvic fin origin; no axillary pelvic lobe (Ref. 39226). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow, swift, clear streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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