Physoschistura pseudobrunneana

photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Family:	Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:	10 cm NG (male/unsexed)
Environment:	demersal; freshwater
Distribution:	Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Lateral line incomplete, reaching at most to midlength of pelvic fin; 8+8 branched caudal rays; no axillary pelvic lobe; 9-14 bars on body; males have a suborbital flap; D modally 4 / 8 1/2; 7 pores in preoperculo-mandibular canal (Ref. 39226).
Biology:	Found in a pool with muddy bottom and without vegetation in a marshy area between a forest and rice fields. Observed on the bottom or staying without movements about 10 cm above the ground (Ref. 39226).
IUCN Red List Status:	Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless

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