Author: Suvarnaraksha, 2015
FBname: Crown Scaly Stream Loach
Comments: Found in upland areas on the bottoms of cool, clear, flowing streams with pools and forest canopy. Collected between 721-1,155 m above sea level in steep streams in Huay Nampan and tributaries of the Nan River basin.  At the time of sampling during the start of the hot-dry season, Huay Nampan was about 2-4 m wide and 0.2-0.5 m deep; water volume might be higher during the rainy season. Encountered only in shaded areas and was absent from light-exposed open areas and lowlands.  Substrate was composed mainly of stones, bedrock, and some sand and gravel in small pools. The upper stream bank was covered by large native trees with more than 90% canopy cover and at the time of sampling, the water was clear, and the temperature was 18.4°C (air temperature 22.5°C), conductivity 2.6 S/ m, and pH 6.5.  Collected together with <i>Schistura menanensis</i> (Nemacheilidae) and <i>Oreoglanis suraswadii</i> (Sisoridae).  Gut content analysis indicated that this species feeds mainly on aquatic insect larvae (Ref. 102608).