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Etymology: Onychostoma: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Pellegrin & Chevey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Laos and Viet Nam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)
Horny sheath of lower jaw without a sharp, cutting edge; body slender, depth 4.5-4.8 times in SL; two pairs of barbels present (maxillary barbels very small); last simple dorsal ray slender and not serrated posteriorly (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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