| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
8.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: India and Myanmar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: anus closer to tip of snout than to caudal fin base; barbels much longer than eye diameter; black bars narrower than interspaces (Ref. 39226). Differs from all other known congeners by the combination of the following characters: body with 18-21 bands, distinct on caudal peduncle region; 3 pairs of barbels; lateral line incomplete; caudal fin rounded with 2 black broad concentric curves; and black spot present at upper extremity of caudal-fin base (Ref. 95217). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 22 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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