| Family: |
Siluridae (Sheatfishes) |
| Max. size: |
14.66 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: presently known only from Amphoe Sai Yok in the Meklong basin in Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 54-61; Vertebrae: 50-52. Prominent mandibular muscles causing the cheeks to appear inflated; 4 mandibular barbels and vomerine teeth present in 2 separate patches. |
| Biology: |
Occurs in hillstreams and caves (Ref. 58784). Feeds on fishes and insects (Ref. 58784). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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