| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
5.82 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: granitic cave in Gunung Kajang, Tioman Island, Malaysia. Reportedly most related to Sundoreonectes obesus from east and south Kalimantan and Sarawak; no other loaches were found in the island. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. With reduced, partly embedded eyes; almost round body, tapering posteriorly (Ref. 37830). |
| Biology: |
Cave-restricted species (Ref. 27297). A 4.89 cm SL female has ripe eggs (about 1.0 mm diameter) in its gonads (Ref. 37830). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 08 August 2019 (B1ab(iii); D) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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