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Nam Man

2 profiles across 2 families name the Nam Man as a locality.

Species
2
Families
2
Photographed
2 of 2
Difficulty rated
2 of 2

Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both

H. smithi is the most commonly-available member of the H. wassinki species group.

Homalopteroides smithi

Balitoridae · Hora, 1932

Max length
60mm SL2.4in SL
Tank
60 × 30cm24 × 12in
Temp
20–25.5°C68–78°F
pH
6.0–7.5

Described from close to the village of Ban Khiri Wong, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern (peninsular) Thailand but since recorded throughout much of the country, including the Chao Phraya and Mekong river systems. It's also known from Peninsular Malaysia and parts of the Mekong basin in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Rainboth (1996) considered it 'probably the commonest member of the genus in the Mekong' and in a 2008 study of balitorid habitats in centra...

Moderate
Specimen from Thailand.

Schistura nicholsi

Nemacheilidae · Smith, 1933

Max length
74mm SL2.9in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
20–26°C68–79°F
pH
6.0–7.5

This species is sometimes traded for aquaria but its name also appears to have been widely misapplied to other fishes. It can be identified via the following combination of characters: presence of 8-10 quite regular dark bars...

Moderate