| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Irrawaddy and Salween rivers. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. A member of the group of species with complete or nearly complete lateral line, 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays, 9+8 branched caudal rays and no sexual dimorphism. With 10-13 bars; black basal caudal bar thin, not reaching dorsal and ventral midlines, without forwards and backwards directed triangular processes at each extremity (Ref. 39226). |
| Biology: |
Found in stream with muddy to sandy substrate with a few stones and numerous empty gastropod shells, in depths ranging from 0.05 to 10.5 m. A female measuring 4.51 cm SL contains ovulae 1.2 mm in diameter (Ref. 39226). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 July 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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