| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm NG (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: India, Myanmar and Thailand. Found in the Salween basin (Ref. 12041). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 37-37. Distinguished from N. peguensis, its only congener, by the following characters: caudal peduncle depth 9.5-11.2% SL, 1.2-1.8 times in its length; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays (Ref. 39226). Very thick lips surrounding a pre-oral cavity on the posterior top of which the mouth is situated (Ref. 37187). |
| Biology: |
A female measuring 5.67 cm SL has ovaries with ovulae about 0.6 mm in diameter; 2 females (6.18-6.63 cm SL) with ovulae about 1.0 mm in diameter (Ref. 39226). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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