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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Acanthopsoides: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, ops = similar + sufix oides = look, appearance (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Asia: Mekong, Salween and Chao Phraya basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30857)
Has a long and pointed snout (snout length 1.9-2.1 times in head length); a usually faint color pattern; two small, faint, longitudinally elongated, black blotches at the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 27732); eye in posterior half of head (Ref.12693).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits rivers with slow current and muddy to sandy substrate (Ref. 27732). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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