| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: tributaries of the Salween basin in Thailand and Myanmar (Ref. 39226). Reported from India (Ref. 4832). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Processus dentiformis present; 7 regular bars on body; males have no suborbital flap, incomplete lateral line reaching at most origin of pelvic fin; no black mark on each side of median interruption in lower lip; 9+8 branched caudal rays; emarginate caudal fin; black basal caudal bar present; no axillary pelvic lobe; anus 2-3 eye diameters in front of anal fin (Ref. 39226). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 July 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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