| Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| 6.72 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Amphoe Sri Sawat, Tham Ba Dan in the Mae Nam Kwae Yai basin in western Thailand. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Eye reduced to absent. |
| A troglobitic species, strictly living in cave stream. Feeds on benthic microorganisms (Ref. 58784). Known only from the 22 specimens comprising the type series. Eyes reduced or absent. Well pigmented. |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 25 February 2011 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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