Slender horseface loach

Acantopsis ioa

A mainstem resident of the Mekong in Thailand and Laos

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Slender horseface loach is a freshwater fish living in rivers and streams. One feature is particularly easy to remember: A mainstem resident of the Mekong in Thailand and Laos.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Acantopsis
Maximum length: 13.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: mainstem Mekong River in Thailand and Laos; Nam Lik, a large tributary of the Mekong in Laos, and Srepok River, a large tributary of the Mekong in Cambodia.

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