| Family: |
Balitoridae (River loaches) |
| Max. size: |
4.65 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: upper Nam Ngum of the Mekong basin, Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Pelvic fins posteriorly fused on most of their length, only the distal 1/10 being separated; pectoral fin with 13 simple and 11-12 branched rays; pelvic fin with 5 simple and 13-14 branched rays; 5 dark saddles along back; several large blotches on pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 36949). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in riffles and rapids (Ref. 36949). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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