| Family: |
Balitoridae (River loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong basin in Yunnan, China and the Xe Bangfai basin, a tributary of the Mekong in Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Has a more slender appearance; the pectoral fin not reaching the origin of the pelvic fins; 52-58 lateral line scales (Ref. 27732); 12 branched pectoral rays; body depth 16.9% SL; body width 18.2% SL; eye diameter 12% HL (Ref. 34782). Pectoral fin with 7 simple and 12 branched rays (Ref. 43281). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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