Schistura sombooni Kottelat, 1998

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Nam Theun of the Mekong basin in Laos.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Having 6-11 dark bars on the body not very contrasted, especially anterior ones, usually very faint in lower half of body; caudal peduncle with bars usually not reaching ventral mid-line; absence of median incision in upper lip; incomplete lateral line, reaching to anal fin origin (Ref. 43281).
Biology:  Seems to prefer stretches with relatively slow current and gravel or sandy substrate (Ref. 27732).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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