Pangio anguillaris

Pangio anguillaris is a species of loach found in still and slow-moving freshwater in Indochina (Mekong and Chao Phraya basins), Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.^[1]

Pangio anguillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cobitidae
Genus:	Pangio
Species:	P. anguillaris
Binomial name
Pangio anguillaris (Vaillant, 1902)
Synonyms
Acantophthalmus anguillaris Vaillant, 1902 Cobitophis anguillaris (Vaillant, 1902) Acanthophthalmus vermicularis Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 Cobitophis perakensis Herre, 1940

This is a slender fish (the specific name means "eel-like") measuring up to 12 cm standard length.^[1] It is generally brown, sometimes with tiny spots, with a faint dark lateral stripe down the body.^[2] It is a rather slow-moving species, often burying itself in the mud or sand. It is often found in temporary waters such as seasonally flooded fields. It is not caught in large numbers although it is considered a delicacy in parts of Thailand and small numbers end up in the aquarium trade.^[1]