| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
14.87 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.19999980926514; dH range: 25 |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Indus basin in Pakistan to the Mae Khlong basin in Thailand through Ganges, Chindwin, Irrawaddy, Sitang and Salween basins. Recorded also from Yunnan, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished from its congeners by the absence of a suborbital flap in male, the flap being replaced by a suborbital groove; lateral line reaches at least to anus (Ref. 39226). |
| Biology: |
Adults inhabit clear water, swift flowing streams with rocky, pebbly and sandy bottoms (Ref. 1479). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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