| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Nam Tha basin, Mekong in Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Head and snout depressed, pointed; anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; lower lip interrupted medially; eyes dorsal, often protruding above dorsal profile of head; lateral line incomplete, reaching to anal-fin origin; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; body plain russet brown in life, chocolate when it is preserved (Ref. 36949). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in riffles (Ref. 36949). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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