| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4.1 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Iran (Karkheh River drainage). |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from other congeners by having the following characters: two lateral pores in each side of the supratemporal canal and no central pore; no suborbital flap or suborbital groove in males; slightly emarginate caudal fin; incomplete lateral line; very long head; and distinct, large and vertically elongated blotches on flank, most prominent behind dorsal-fin base (Ref. 88811). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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