| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Lake Ohrid basin and upper Drin in Macedonia and Albania. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from its congeners in Europe by the combination of the following characters: in adults, flank covered by small tubercles (at least in spring), slightly rugous to the touch; caudal fin truncate; dorsal fin origin slightly in front of pelvic origin; caudal peduncle depth 1.6-2.1 times in its depth, 1.7-2.0 times in body depth (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits springs along lake shores and streams with stone bottom (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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