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Nemacheilus troglocataractus Kottelat & Géry, 1989

Blind cave loach
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Common names: Blind cave loach
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: IUCN, 1994
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Tham Wang Badan (Ref. 42927) and the Mae Khlong basin (Ref. 26580). Type locality: Tham Sai Yok Noi [=Tham Nam Tok], 3 km north-northwest of Nam Tok, 14°15'N, 99°04'E, Kanchanaburi Province (Ref. 37842). Collected commercially on occasion for the aquarium trade (Ref. 42927). Threatened due to human disturbance and overfishing (Ref. 58784). Also Ref. 27299, 37773. Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58784).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn and T. Songsirikul, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Nemacheilus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Kottelat & Géry.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 20°N - 4°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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