| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Nam Youan in Laos and China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Both jaws covered by a horny sheath and with sharp edges; no processus dentiformis; no notch in lower jaw; body with 9-13 bars, irregularly shaped, many of them incomplete or reduced to blotches on middle of flank, alternating with mid-dorsal blotches; black bar at caudal base variable, from complete to restricted to an elongate blotch in middle of caudal base (Ref. 43281). |
| Biology: |
Juveniles were collected in small rivers (Ref. 36949). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 November 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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