| Family: |
Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| Max. size: |
7.01 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, India and Myanmar in the Irrawaddy, Brahmaputra, and Ganges drainages. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from all other congeners by the combination of the following characters: strongly forked caudal fin; caudal fin usually with four to five dark, broad, regularly spaced V-shaped bars; dorsal-fin origin usually anterior to pelvic-fin origin; moderate/large size up to 4.4 cm SL; lamina circularis composed of fused seventh and eighth pectoral rays sometimes forming small dorsally projecting flange but never large flange with serrations (Ref. 83671). |
| Biology: |
Mostly found in slow-flowing streams with vegetation (Ref. 83671). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 April 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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