| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Eastern Himalaya from Tista drainage at Darjeeling through Nepal, to Karnali and Kali drainages in Uttar Pradesh, India (Ref. 4832). Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits rapid streams with gravelly bottom (Ref. 41236). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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