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Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000 |
| Family: | Balitoridae (River loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.65 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: upper Nam Ngum of the Mekong basin, Laos. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Pelvic fins posteriorly fused on most of their length, only the distal 1/10 being separated; pectoral fin with 13 simple and 11-12 branched rays; pelvic fin with 5 simple and 13-14 branched rays; 5 dark saddles along back; several large blotches on pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 36949). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in riffles and rapids (Ref. 36949). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||