Author: Endruweit, 2014
Comments: Occurs among rocks along the shallow shores in a water depth of 10-40 cm with moderate to fast current in Mengmenghe River.  Syntopic with <i>Schistura cryptofasciata</i>	, <i>Glyptothorax laosensis</i> and <i>Clarias</i> sp..  Found also in Nanzhaihe River, characterized by water flow velocity of 0.5 m/s, 21 °C water temperature, and a pH of 5.4  (Ref. 94768).