Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Asia: endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates basin. |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 37-39. Body totally scaleless and with a dark longitudinal band along middle of flanks (Ref. 94765). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Found from waters on the borders of Iran or confluent with Iranian drainages (Ref. 39702). Recorded from the Choman River in Kurdistan (Ref. 94765). |
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