| Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| 5.21 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Salween basin in Thailand. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by its peculiar color pattern consisting of 10-13 not very regular bars outlined by darker margins; processus dentiformis present; 9+8 branched caudal rays; 9-10 1/2 branched dorsal rays; males with a suborbital flap; complete lateral line; axillary pelvic lobe present; eye diameter larger than or equal to interorbital width; black basal caudal bar dissociated, forming two spots (Ref. 39226). |
| Found in stream with moderate to swift current over boulders and pebbles. A female measuring 4.18 cm SL contains ovulae about 0.6 mm in diameter. Its stomach contents are Diptera larvae and worms, both of very small size (Ref. 39226). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 July 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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