Schistura thavonei Kottelat, 2017

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  4.76 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Nam Ma, Mekong drainage in Laos.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8
Biology:  Found in stretches of streams with riffles (in the sheltered parts with somewhat quieter current), over gravel to stone bottom. The stomach contents of a 4.24 cm SL fish consist of insect larvae (Ref. 117218).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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