Petruichthys brevis

Petruichthys brevis, common name Inle loach,^[3] is one of two species of ray-finned fish in the genus Petruichthys, although some authorities place it in the genus Yunnanilus.^[4] It is only found in Inle Lake and the adjacent He-Ho Plain in the Southern Shan States in Myanmar. It is a demersal fish which occurs in still and slow running waters as well as in a shallow lake, with dense submerged and floating vegetation.^[1][5]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cypriniformes

Family:Nemacheilidae

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Petruichthys brevis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Petruichthys
Species:	P. brevis
Binomial name
Petruichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1893)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Nemachilus brevis Boulenger, 1893 Yunnanilus brevis (Boulenger, 1893)

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