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Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Pseudohomaloptera: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, homalos = flat + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: George Russell Leonard (d: 1909) was a member of the Game Department, Federated Malay States, who was the Superintendent of King George V National Park, Malaya (now Taman Negara, Malaysia). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hora.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Mekong basin and Malaysia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30857)
Scales keeled; ventral surface scaleless from pectoral fins to vent; 6 saddles on dorsum with last 3 extending down to connect with mid-lateral blotches; lateral blotches form an irregular shape (Ref. 12693).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits high gradient streams and rivers with fast water over bedrock, boulder or cobble substrate.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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