Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000

Family:  Balitoridae (River loaches)
Max. size:  4.65 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: upper Nam Ngum of the Mekong basin, Laos.
Diagnosis:  Pelvic fins posteriorly fused on most of their length, only the distal 1/10 being separated; pectoral fin with 13 simple and 11-12 branched rays; pelvic fin with 5 simple and 13-14 branched rays; 5 dark saddles along back; several large blotches on pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 36949).
Biology:  Occurs in riffles and rapids (Ref. 36949).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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