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Speonectes tiomanensis (Kottelat, 1990) |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.82 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: granitic cave in Gunung Kajang, Tioman Island, Malaysia. Reportedly most related to Sundoreonectes obesus from east and south Kalimantan and Sarawak; no other loaches were found in the island. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. With reduced, partly embedded eyes; almost round body, tapering posteriorly (Ref. 37830). | |||
| Biology: | Cave-restricted species (Ref. 27297). A 4.89 cm SL female has ripe eggs (about 1.0 mm diameter) in its gonads (Ref. 37830). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 08 August 2019 (B1ab(iii); D) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||