Description

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).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cobitidae

Genus: Acanthopsoides

Species: Acanthopsoides delphax Siebert, 1991

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: Mekong, Salween and Chao Phraya basins.

Biology

Inhabits rivers with slow current and muddy to sandy substrate (Ref. 27732). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless