| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
8.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; dH range: 15 |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Chao Phraya basin in Thailand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. A member of the group of species with complete or nearly complete lateral line, 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays, 9+8 branched caudal rays and no sexual dimorphism. Can be distinguished by the following characters: 7-10 bars on body, the anterior ones conspicuously wider than the posterior ones; maximum head width 13.2-18.2% SL; eye diameter 2.7-6.8% SL, 13-31% HL; interorbital width 5.0-6.8% SL, 25-31% HL. Its slender caudal peduncle (1.25-1.53 times longer than deep; length 14.4-17.7% SL; depth 10.2-13.9% SL) and its peculiar color pattern with posterior bars usually forming large round blotches along lateral line allow to distinguish it from its Indochinese congeners (Ref. 39226). |
| Biology: |
A 7.17 cm SL specimen has unidentifiable vegetal remains in its stomach (Ref. 39226). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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