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Acanthopsoides delphax Siebert, 1991 |
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photo by
Baird, I.G. |
| Family: | Cobitidae (Spined loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater, potamodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Mekong, Salween and Chao Phraya basins. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Has a long and pointed snout (snout length 1.9-2.1 times in head length); a usually faint color pattern; two small, faint, longitudinally elongated, black blotches at the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 27732); eye in posterior half of head (Ref.12693). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits rivers with slow current and muddy to sandy substrate (Ref. 27732). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 12693). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 February 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||