| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm NG (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Lateral line incomplete, reaching at most to midlength of pelvic fin; 8+8 branched caudal rays; no axillary pelvic lobe; 9-14 bars on body; males have a suborbital flap; D modally 4 / 8 1/2; 7 pores in preoperculo-mandibular canal (Ref. 39226). |
| Biology: |
Found in a pool with muddy bottom and without vegetation in a marshy area between a forest and rice fields. Observed on the bottom or staying without movements about 10 cm above the ground (Ref. 39226). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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