Acanthopsoides delphax Siebert, 1991
Acanthopsoides delphax
photo by Baird, I.G.

Family:  Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Max. size:  6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater, potamodromous
Distribution:  Asia: Mekong, Salween and Chao Phraya basins.
Diagnosis:  Has a long and pointed snout (snout length 1.9-2.1 times in head length); a usually faint color pattern; two small, faint, longitudinally elongated, black blotches at the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 27732); eye in posterior half of head (Ref.12693).
Biology:  Inhabits rivers with slow current and muddy to sandy substrate (Ref. 27732). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 12693).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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