| Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| 8.03 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Laos and Viet Nam. |
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Lateral head length 23.1-26.5 %SL; predorsal distance 52.3-54.9 %SL; prepelvic distance 52.3-54.8 %SL; body depth 15.4-17.4 %SL; caudal peduncle length 14.9-18.6 %SL., depth 11.7-13.6 %SL, 1.17-1.51 times in length; anterior nostril pierced in front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; no median notch or only very shallow notch in upper lip, a median incision in lower lip; no median notch in lower jaw; lateral line complete; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; top of head vermiculated; body with 8-13 bars, as wide as or wider than interspaces, from quite regular to irregularly shaped and organized, but usually very few incomplete or branched bars; in predorsal area, bars either continuous across back, alternating or dissociated into small blotches; black bar at caudal-fin base more or less complete, usually not reaching dorsal and ventral midlines, often with posterior projections at upper and lower extremities; dorsal-fin base with black spot anteriorly, followed by a pale patch and a low, elongate grey blotch (Ref. 36949). Interobital width 26.1-33.0% HL (Ref. 40772). |
| Found in riffles and rapids (Ref. 36949). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from the Rivers Lam or Ca and Rao Nay which drain to the coast and enter the sea at the city of Vinh and near the city north of Dong Hoi, respectively (Ref. 40772). |
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