| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5.95 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Nam Kathang Gnai [also spelt Katang Yai] on the Nakai Plateau, Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Schistura epixenos can be diagnosed from its congeners in the Xe Bangfai and
adjacent drainages in central and southern Laos by the following combination of characters: pale brown body with 13-17 dark brown bars, about as wide as interspaces, reaching downwards to the level of pectoral-fin base; processus dentiformis narrow, pointed; lateral line complete; caudal peduncle depth 1.3-1.5 times in its length; body slender (13.7-15.1 % SL); scales present in predorsal area; pelvic fin not reaching anus; and origin of pelvic fin below origin of dorsal fin (Ref. 117206). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in stream characterized by forest cover, very narrow, dense cover of branches, bamboos and shrubs. The stream is shallow with depth of 1-30 cm and bottom covered by thick mud (probably due to the track construction and recent agricultural work), at places with thick
layers of leaf litter (Ref. 117206). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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