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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Acanthopsoides: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, ops = similar + sufix oides = look, appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Chao Phraya (Thailand) and Mekong basins. Also recorded from Kapuas River of Western Borneo, Indonesia (Ref. 2091).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2091)
Occurs sympatrically with Acantopsis. Found in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Feeds on the bottom on insects and algae (Ref. 12975).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 1989. Zoogeography of the fishes from Indochinese inland waters with an annotated check-list. Bull. Zoöl. Mus. Univ. Amsterdam 12(1):1-55. (Ref. 12041)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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