| Family: |
Balitoridae (River loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5.29 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Balui River and Rajang River, Rajang River basin in Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10. Homalopteroides avii can be diagnosed from all congeners by having a wider gape of 28.5-33.3% HL. It further differs by having the following characters: a lateral cephalic stripe; a deeper caudal peduncle; 20-22 circumpeduncular scales; 9 pelvic-fin rays; a total pectoral-fin ray modal count of 15; 43-45 lateral-line scales (Ref. 96077).
Description: Description: Dorsal fin rays iii, 7½ ; anal-fin rays i-ii, 4-5½ ; pectoral-fin rays iv-v, 7-10, i-ii; pelvic-fin rays ii, 7 (Ref. 96077). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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