This particular new species, one of 25 new fish discoveries in 2010, is only known to be found in two clear gravel-bed streams flowing into the Andaman Sea between Takua Pa and Ranong. Discovered and described by loach experts Jörg Bohlen and Vendula Šlechtová, the new species was named after Thai aquarist and fish exporter Kamphol Udomritthiruj. Based on the best available data, experts estimate that the Greater Mekong region is a permanent home to about 850 freshwater fish, with an approximate total of 1,100 including the coastal and marine ‘visitors’ (from the South China Sea that seasonally frequent the Mekong river and its tributaries)7. This figure includes some of the most amazing freshwater fish species found anywhere in the world today, such as the Mekong giant catfish (that can reach up to 350kg, 3m in length) and Giant freshwater stingray (up to 600kg, 5m in length, with a 2.4m disc width). Over 300 new fish species have been discovered in the region since 1997 - it is truly Asia’s land of rivers.