''Barbucca diabolica'', the fire-eyed loach, is a very small
loach native to the
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...
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Borneo and Thailand. It can be found in small forest streams and
backwaters, where it eats algae, detritus and small invertebrates. It can reach a length of .
The population is unknown but is considered to be declining sharply in Thailand; it is threatened by forest loss and stream modification. It exists in protected areas but It may be confused with other species so clarification is needed.
References
Barbuccidae
Fish described in 1989
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