Lefua echigonia Jordan & Richardson, 1907

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  7.13 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Body with tiny blackish-brown pots. No black longitudinal band on body of male.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 March 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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