Ellopostomatidae

Enigmatic loach

Ellopostoma mystax

Endangered Fish Facing Coral Bleaching

• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Ellopostoma mystax, the enigmatic loach, is a small, endangered species of freshwater fish originally placed in the family Balitoridae, but now generally in Ellopostomatidae. E. mystax is only found in Thailand in the basins of the Tapi River and the Pattani River.