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Tanichthys micagemmae Freyhof & Herder, 2001 |
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photo by
Åhlander, O. |
| Family: | Tanichthyidae (Mountain minnows) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.31 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: River Ben Hai, Viet Nam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Head and body below lateral midline whitish with many small dark grey spots (versus dark reddish brown); one black and white whitish longitudinal stripe of about same width (width of black stripe 0.9-1.8 times width of whitish stripe versus 0.3-0.6); distance from dorsal-fin origin to upper margin of whitish stripe about equal to distance from anal-fin origin to lower margin of black stripe (upper distance 0.9-1.2 times lower distance versus 1.8-2.7). | |||
| Biology: | Found in a wide, shallow stream with fast current and sandy bottom (Ref. 41279). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 August 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||