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Schistura dorsizona Kottelat, 1998 |
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photo by
Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Mekong basin in Laos. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Body slender (body depth 5.9-7.8 times in SL); 6-11 black saddles extending from the middle of the sides across the dorsal mid-line on a whitish-yellowish background; a large roundish black blotch on caudal-fin base (Ref. 27732). | |||
| Biology: | Found in streams with relatively clear, fast water and sandy to gravel substrate; stomach of one female specimen contained aquatic insect larvae (Ref. 27732). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 July 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||