| Family: |
Tanichthyidae (Mountain minnows) |
| Max. size: |
2.31 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: River Ben Hai, Viet Nam. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Head and body below lateral midline whitish with many small dark grey spots (versus dark reddish brown); one black and white whitish longitudinal stripe of about same width (width of black stripe 0.9-1.8 times width of whitish stripe versus 0.3-0.6); distance from dorsal-fin origin to upper margin of whitish stripe about equal to distance from anal-fin origin to lower margin of black stripe (upper distance 0.9-1.2 times lower distance versus 1.8-2.7). |
| Biology: |
Found in a wide, shallow stream with fast current and sandy bottom (Ref. 41279). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 August 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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