Ellopostoma mystax, the enigmatic loach,[2] is a small, endangered species of freshwater fish originally placed in the family Balitoridae,[3] but now generally in Ellopostomatidae.[4]
E. mystax is only found in Thailand in the basins of the Tapi River and the Pattani River.[5]
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