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Rosy Loach

Physoschistura mango Conway & Kottelat, 2023

SpeciesShort profile

From Myanmar.12

At a glance the quick version

Length1.9 cm1
Sizetiny

Maximum standard length recorded by FishBase.

Very small, ideal nano-scale loach
Recently described species with a rosy common name
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Looks how to spot one

Miniature stone loach (Nemacheilidae)

A tiny, slender loach with an elongated body that is oval in cross-section. It is one of the smallest loaches known, under 2 cm long without the tail.13

Grooming and care the hands-on bits

FishBase lists it as a tropical freshwater, bottom-living fish. Detailed aquarium water parameters were not available in the sources reviewed.1

Home where they are happiest

Tropical freshwater, living on or near the bottom.1

The story where it all began

The rosy loach was formally named Physoschistura mango by Kevin Conway and Maurice Kottelat in 2023, in a paper presenting it as a new miniature loach from Myanmar. It belongs to a small genus of Southeast Asian stone loaches.32

Fun facts for the dinner table

  1. 1

    At a recorded maximum of 1.9 cm standard length, it is among the smallest loaches described.1

  2. 2

    Scientists described it as a new species only in 2023, calling it a miniature loach from Myanmar.3

  3. 3

    Its genus, Physoschistura, holds nine recognised species, mostly from Southeast Asia.2

Recognised by the official bits

IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated1
Taxonomy
Formally described in 2023 by Conway and Kottelat in the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (vol. 71, pp. 681-701) as a new miniature loach of the family Nemacheilidae3

The care rhythm Furry Diary remembers it for you

A typical home-care rhythm for a Rosy Loach. It is our own starting plan, not a vet's advice, and you can change every line in the app.

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  1. FishBase: Physoschistura mango fishbase.seused for size, range, body shape, environment, IUCN status
  2. Wikipedia: Physoschistura en.wikipedia.orgused for common name, genus species count
  3. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, volume 71 contents lkcnhm.nus.edu.sgused for description reference (Conway & Kottelat 2023)

Checked 2026-09-30. Text is written in our own words from these sources.