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Scientific Name Ambastaia sidthimunki  (Klausewitz, 1959)
Common Names Dwarf Chain Loach
Chipmunk Loach, Schachbrettschmerle (Germany), Sid
Type Locality Loom District, "Yom" River, northern Thailand [or ? Phetchaburi Province, western central Thailand].
Synonym(s) Botia sidthimunki , Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki
Etymology Ambastaia: Named for Ambastai (or Ambastus in Latin), a river in Ptolemy’s (ca. 90-168) (identified as the Mekong). 
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Size 55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins and Maeklong basin.
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Thailand Waters, Meklong (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
pH 6.0 - 8.0
Temperature 26.0-28.0°C or 78.8-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 40 (nos 1/2), pp 51, Figs. 1-3.
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Last Update 2020 Aug 08 09:19 (species record created: 2005 Feb 05 00:00)