Goalpara loach (Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli)

Scientific name: Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli Banarescu & Nalbant, 1968

Goalpara loach (Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli)
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The Goalpara loach (Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli) is a freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. Native range: Asia, Brahmaputra drainage in Assam, India. Reported from Bangladesh.

Biology

Occurs in shallow slow moving streams with sandy bottom.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli
Family
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.6
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Brahmaputra drainage in Assam, India. Reported from Bangladesh.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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