| Family: |
Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| Max. size: |
2.61 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.3 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: known only from an underground water source near Wuming County in Guangxi, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Differs from the known species, Protocobitis typhlops, by having the following characters: presence of light black pigmentation; body covered by rudimental scales except for head and abdomen; head length 24.1%-24.8% of SL; body depth 16.2%-16.3% of SL; inner rostral barbel length 19.8%-21.0% of head length; outer rostral barbel length 28.6%-30.2% of head length; maxillary barbel length 44.6%-46.0% of head length (Ref. 78524). |
| Biology: |
Collected from an underground water source (Ref. 78524). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 January 2017 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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