Author: Tan, 1999
Comments: Specimens typically caught along bank vegetation in large rivers.  The specimen from Sambas were obtained amongst submerged bank vegetation.  The water was murky brown, with pH about 6.0.  Syntopic species include <i>Rasbora tornieri</i>, <i>R. bankanensis</i>, <i>Doryichthys deokhatoides</i>, <i>Brachygobius doriae</i> and <i>Dermogenys</i> sp. (Ref. 39332).