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The dwarf loach, ladderback loach, pygmy loach, chain loach or chain botia,〔(The CassiDietsch Zoo Loach Name Game )〕 (''Ambastaia sidthimunki'')〔Kottelat, M. (2012): (Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). ) ''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.''〕 is freshwater fish belonging to the Botiidae family. It is frequently seen in the aquarium trade. This endangered species is endemic to the Mae Klong basin (including Khwae Noi River) in Thailand, and the Ataran River on the Thai-Myanmar border.〔SeriouslyFish: ''(Ambastaia sidthimunki. )'' Retrieved 6 June 2014.〕 Records from the Mekong basin are misidentifications of the very similar and closely related ''A. nigrolineata''.〔 ==Size and habitat== The dwarf loach can grow up to 6 cm (2.5 in) in length.〔(Dwarf Loach (Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki) — Loaches Online )〕 It prefers water with temperature 25 - 30 °C (77 to 86 °F), pH 6.5 to 6.9 dGH to 8.0. It is omnivorous, with a diet including live crustaceans, insects, snails, etc. The dwarf loach is found in the Mae Klong River and the Khwae Noi River in western Thailand. This species is endangered and is a protected species in Thailand. It was thought to be extinct in the wild until recently rediscovered in Sangkhla Buri. While they disappeared from the wild, it remained in the aquarium trade because of artificial breeding by private fish farms for over three decades. The fish was discovered by Somphong Lekaree (สมพงษ์ เล็กอารีย์) and Damri Sukaram (ดำริ สุขอร่าม) in 1959. Lekaree was an aquarium fish exporter while Sukaram was a fisherman for aquarium trade.〔Kittipong Jaruthanin (story) and Kamphol Udomritthiruj (photo), ตามรอย... "หมูอารีย์" สัตว์สงวนแห่งสยาม (Following the trail of... "Dwarf Loach" protected fauna of Siam), Fish Zone, Vol. 3 Issue 24 (15 May - 15 June 2002)〕 The specific epithet of this fish honors Aree Sidthimunk ((タイ語:อารีย์ สิทธิมังค์)), a researcher at Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dwarf loach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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