| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
3.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Xe Bangfai of the Mekong basin in Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by its incomplete lateral line not reaching beyond the pelvic-fin origin; 8 pelvic rays; 8(-9) branched dorsal rays; 10 pectoral rays; 8+8 branched caudal rays; anterior nostril at the tip of a short tube; 7-11 vertical dark bars, narrower than or equal to interspaces, on which irregular greyish dots are superimposed (Ref. 27732). |
| Biology: |
Found in clear, standing to relatively fast water on gravel substrate; collected from very shallow to deeper waters (70-100 cm, with swifter current) (Ref. 27732). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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