Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Dwarf loach (Ambastaia sidthimunki), recorded as Endangered
Dwarf loach (Ambastaia sidthimunki). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Dwarf loach

Ambastaia sidthimunki

The dwarf loach, ladderback loach, pygmy loach, chain loach or chain botia is a freshwater fish belonging to the family Botiidae.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Ambastaia sidthimunki
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cobitidae · Ambastaia

The loach

Dwarf loach is a loach in the family Cobitidae (order Cypriniformes) — Ambastaia sidthimunki.

Range and habitat

The dwarf loach is found in the Mae Klong River and the Khwae Noi River in western Thailand. This endangered species is endemic to the Mae Klong basin (among them Khwae Noi River) in Thailand, and the Ataran River on the Thai-Myanmar border.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Formerly included in the genus Yasuhikotakia, it is frequently seen in the aquarium trade, the product of captive breeding.

In crisis

Dwarf loach is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Dwarf loach, Wikidata item Q28656882. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Dwarf loach?
The dwarf loach, ladderback loach, pygmy loach, chain loach or chain botia is a freshwater fish belonging to the family Botiidae. This endangered species is endemic to the Mae Klong basin (among them Khwae Noi River) in Thailand, and the Ataran River on the Thai-Myanmar border.
What is the conservation status of Dwarf loach?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Ambastaia sidthimunki. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Dwarf loach live?
The dwarf loach is found in the Mae Klong River and the Khwae Noi River in western Thailand.
Why is Dwarf loach in crisis?
This endangered species is endemic to the Mae Klong basin (among them Khwae Noi River) in Thailand, and the Ataran River on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Ambastaia sidthimunki?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Dwarf loach a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.