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Schistura sombooni Kottelat, 1998 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Nam Theun of the 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. Having 6-11 dark bars on the body not very contrasted, especially anterior ones, usually very faint in lower half of body; caudal peduncle with bars usually not reaching ventral mid-line; absence of median incision in upper lip; incomplete lateral line, reaching to anal fin origin (Ref. 43281). | |||
| Biology: | Seems to prefer stretches with relatively slow current and gravel or sandy substrate (Ref. 27732). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||