| Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| 3.93 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Terengganu and Johor, Malaysia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 51-55. Peculiar color pattern, usually consisting of a white ventral half and a black dorsal half, seldom with 8-11 saddles. Additional useful characters are the small eye (ca. 1.0% SL, 7% HL), the lower lip interrupted medially, each half triangular with only a shallow median lobe (versus well developed in other species), not ending into a barbel-like pointed tip. |
| Inhabits shallow, black or brown water swamps in open areas. |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 18 December 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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