Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
50 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,500.0 g |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Asia: Qinghai Province, China. |
Head large and depressed; barbels 3 pairs; caudal fin emarginate and upper lobe slightly longer. Body yellowish brown, with dark brown circles and cloudy patterns on back and sides, light yellow on abdomen and spots on fins. |
Lives in rivers at high elevation above sea level. Carnivorous. Spawns from July to August (Ref. 45563). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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