Author: Praveenraj, Thackeray, Singh, Uma, Moulitharan & Mukhim, 2020
Comments: Known from the streams at Puriang, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, where the habitat is a clear, slow-flowing hill stream, having rocky substrate, and <i>Eriocaulon</i> sp. as the only aquatic vegetation. Water temperature  is18C at the time of survey. .Associated  species in the habitat were <i>C. lipor</i>, <i>Danio meghalayensis</i>, and <i>Tor</i> sp. (Ref. 131046).