| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
6.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Nam Theun of the Mekong basin in Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. With 7-11 large blotches along mid-dorsal line and 8-13 along the middle of the sides; hyaline fins; a roundish black spot at base of upper principal caudal rays; a vertically elongated black blotch along lower half of caudal-fin base (Ref. 27732). |
| Biology: |
Usually associated with sandy substrate with moderate current (Ref. 27732). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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