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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Homatula: Greek, homos, homoios = similar + Greek, atylos, atylotos = without callosities.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: China (Lancang-jiang and Nu-jiang drainages).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 88693)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hu, Y.-T. and E. Zhang, 2010. Homatula pycnolepis, a new species of nemacheiline loach from the upper Mekong drainage, South China (Teleostei: Balitoridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 21(1):51-62. (Ref. 84056)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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