Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory |
Asia: in the Damascus river and in the Jordan Dead Sea basin. All records from outside this area are misidentifications (Ref. 13609). New record from Turkey (Ref. 58342). |
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Occurs in very different biotopes, such as streams with fast or slow-moving currents, with stony or muddy beds, as well as with vegetation. |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 10 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Dead Sea basins. |
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