| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
2.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Xe Kong and Xe Kaman main rivers, Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; lower lip interrupted medially; lateral line incomplete, reaching vertical of dorsal fin; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 8+7 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; body with 6-10 bars, much narrower than interspaces, very irregular in smaller individuals, sometimes dissociated into a lateral blotch and a middorsal saddle; black bar at caudal-fin base incomplete, restricted to lower half of caudal-fin base in several specimens; a black dot at anterior extremity of dorsal-fin base (Ref. 36949). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits rivers (Ref. 43281). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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