Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5.8 g |
demersal; freshwater |
Asia: endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates basin. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Known from the Gulf watersheds (Firat Nehri, Dicle Nehri); Euphrates and Tigris river basins (Ref. 106151). Threatened due to habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 115648.
Status of threat: Near Threatened (Ref. 58342). "nEurTurk." |
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