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Vaillantella euepiptera (Vaillant, 1902) |
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photo by
Roberts, T.R. |
| Family: | Vaillantellidae (Longfin loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55-55; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 52-52 | |||
| Biology: | Inhabit leaf litter off bank of streams with soft clay substrate and turbid water with little current. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||