Petruichthys brevis

Petruichthys brevis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Petruichthys
Species:
P. brevis
Binomial name
Petruichthys brevis
(Boulenger, 1893)
Synonyms

Nemachilus brevis Boulenger, 1893
Yunnanilus brevis (Boulenger, 1893)

Petruichthys brevis, common name Inle loach, is one of two species of ray-finned fish in the genus Petruichthys, although some authorities place it in the genus Yunnanilus. It is only found in Inle Lake and the adjacent He-Ho Plain in the Southern Shan States in Myanmar. It is a demersal fish which occurs in still and slow running waters as well as in a shallow lake, with dense submerged and floating vegetation.