| Family: |
Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| Max. size: |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 5.5 - 6.5; dH range: 5 |
| Distribution: |
Asia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 47-51. Color pattern consisting of 6-10 bars, usually irregular, with a dark large quadrangular blotch occupying the proximal half of caudal fin; median lobe of lower lip not produced into a barbel. |
| Biology: |
Lives in hill streams to lowland forest canals and peats (Ref. 57235). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Well known in aquarium trades as "Kuhli's loach" (Ref. 57235). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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