| Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| 10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Nam Youan in Laos and China. |
|
Both jaws covered by a horny sheath and with sharp edges; no processus dentiformis; no notch in lower jaw; body with 9-13 bars, irregularly shaped, many of them incomplete or reduced to blotches on middle of flank, alternating with mid-dorsal blotches; black bar at caudal base variable, from complete to restricted to an elongate blotch in middle of caudal base (Ref. 43281). |
| Juveniles were collected in small rivers (Ref. 36949). |
|
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 November 2022 Ref. (130435)
|
| harmless |
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