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Scientific Name Petruichthys brevis    (Boulenger, 1893)
Common Name Inle Loach
Type Locality Inlé Lake, Fort Stedman, southern Shan States, Myanmar, elevation 3000 feet.
Synonym(s) Nemachilus brevis, Yunnanilus brevis
Pronunciation pet ruh ick tis - breh viss
Etymology brevis from Latin meaning short
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Size 51mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Known only from Inle Lake and the nearby He-Ho plain in the Southern Shan States, Myanmar. Also reported from the Salween basin.
Myanmar Waters, Inlé (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 12 (no. 69), pp 203.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2013 Aug 17 13:29)