| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
4.46 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.854 |
| Distribution: |
Asia: China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Skin smooth, scaleless; lateral line complete; head long (26.7–29.8% of SL); eyes large (25.9–31.0% of dorsal head length); snout shorter than postorbital length (26.9–30.1% of HL); middle of lower lip interrupted and forming a pair of furrows; lower jaw spoon-like; posterior chamber of air bladder completely degenerated; intestines short, bending in zigzag-shape behind stomach; pelvic-fin tip not reaching anus; caudal fin emarginate; branched rays of dorsal fin 7; branched rays of caudal fin 16 (Ref. 84390). |
| Biology: |
Collected from a spring with clear water, 14.4°C water temperature, pH 7.854, altitude 2172 m. One specimen with gammarid shrimps and copepods in the stomach (Ref. 84390). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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