| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Choman River basin in Kurdistan, Iran. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 32-34. Dorsal fin usually with 8 branched rays; complete lateral-line; feebly developed adipose crests on the caudal peduncle; bony air-bladder capsule having moderately small and laterally directed posterior processes; a robust, deep and humped body; and a reticulated color pattern confluent to the wavy transverse bands, most distinctively developed posteriorly (Ref. 94765). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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