Barbucca diabolica
Barbucca diabolica, the fire-eyed loach, is a very small loach native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Thailand. It can be found in small forest streams and backwaters, where it eats algae, detritus and small invertebrates. It can reach a length of 2.3 cm (0.91 in).[2] The population is unknown but is considered to be declining sharply in Thailand; it is threatened by forest loss and stream modification. It exists in protected areas but It may be confused with other species so clarification is needed.
| Barbucca diabolica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Barbuccidae |
| Genus: | Barbucca |
| Species: | B. diabolica |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbucca diabolica T. R. Roberts, 1989 | |
References
- Lumbantobing, D. 2019. Barbucca diabolica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T143916067A91177577. Downloaded on 23 July 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Barbucca diabolica" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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