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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Mekong basin (Nam Youan, Nam Tha, Nam Ou) in Laos and China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124711); max. published weight: 5.40 g (Ref. 124711)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body with about 15-25 irregular bars with dark edge and pale center. Pectoral rays with stiff dorsal expansion in male. Caudal base with black bar dissociated into a spot at upper extremity of the base and a vertically elongated blotch in lower half of the base (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits river with slow current and occurs in the crevices of gravel (Ref. 51717).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bohlen, J. and V. Ŝlechtová, 2011. A new genus and two new species of loaches (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Myanmar. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 22(1):1-10. (Ref. 87201)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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