| Family: |
Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| Max. size: |
34 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: India (Ref. 4832) and Bangladesh (Ref. 1479). |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 30-31. The 7th pectoral ray becomes hard and ossified during the breeding season and a few months before (May to July); a characteristic rectangular flattened pad appears just behind the dorsal fin. Males with one or more branched fin ray in both the ventral and caudal fins (Ref. 38333). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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