| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
4.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Irrawaddy basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Processus dentiformis present; 8-10 irregular bars on body; no suborbital flap in males; incomplete lateral line reaching about pelvic fin origin; 8-9+8 branched caudal rays; emarginate caudal fin; black basal caudal bar and axillary pelvic lobe present; anus immediately in front of anal fin (Ref. 39226). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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