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Inhabits mainstream rivers in sandy shore. Carnivorous, feeding on benthic microfauna (Ref. 58784). Length type is assumed in TL.
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Ellopostoma mystax

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Ellopostoma mystax, the enigmatic loach,[2] is a small, endangered species of freshwater fish originally placed in the family Balitoridae,[3] but now generally in Ellopostomatidae.[4]

E. mystax is only found in Thailand in the basins of the Tapi River and the Pattani River.[5]

References

  1. ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Ellopostoma mystax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180894A7654231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180894A7654231.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ellopostoma mystax - Tan & Lim, 2002 - Enigmatic loach". FishBase. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ Chen, W.-J.; Lheknim, V.; Mayden, R. L. (December 2009). "Molecular phylogeny of the Cobitoidea (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) revisited: position of enigmatic loach resolved with six nuclear genes". Journal of Fish Biology. 75 (9): 2197–2208. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02398.x. PMID 20738682.
  4. ^ Kottelat, M (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 26: 1–199.
  5. ^ Vidthayanon, Chavalit (2005). Thailand red data : Fishes (PDF). Bangkok: Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning. ISBN 974-9929-87-X.
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Ellopostoma mystax: Brief Summary

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Ellopostoma mystax, the enigmatic loach, is a small, endangered species of freshwater fish originally placed in the family Balitoridae, but now generally in Ellopostomatidae.

E. mystax is only found in Thailand in the basins of the Tapi River and the Pattani River.

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