| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
9.73 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: known from high altitudes in the Rivers Ko and Tan in Annam, Viet Nam. Has not been rediscovered since the collection of the types in 1936. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Can be distinguished from any other nemacheiline by the presence of a strong processus dentiformis on both jaws and by anterior nostril pierced in front side of a pointed tube (Ref. 40772). |
| Biology: |
This species was collected from the upland streams (Ref. 117882). The ovaries of a 6 cm SL female contain ovulae about 0.8 mm in diameter (Ref. 39226). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 11 August 2010 (C2a(i); D) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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