Family : Balitoridae (River loaches) , subfamily: Nemacheilinae
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Nemacheilus sikmaiensis
Max size : 7.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 39226)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: India, Myanmar and Yunnan in China. Found in the Irrawaddy basin (Ref. 39226). Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Absence of processus dentiformis.
Biology : Inhabits streams with gravelly bottom (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Banarescu, P.M. and T.T. Nalbant. 1995. (Ref. 33690)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses