| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
4.78 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 5-5. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following set of characters: body naked, no color; eyes reduced, its diameter 1.4-3.8% of head length; anterior and posterior nostrils adjacent, anterior nostril not elongated to a barbel-like tip; lateral line incomplete; caudal fin forked; D iii,7, pectoral-fin rays i,11-12, pelvic-fin rays i,7, A iii,5; caudal-fin with 14 branched rays (Ref. 131075). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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