The Hara spinulus lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.
Hara spinulus: Data from Ng &Kottelat (2007). References Blyth, E. (1860). Report on some fishes received chiefly from the Sitang River and its tributary streams, Tenasserim provinces. Journal of Asiatic Society, Bengal 28(2): 138-174. Munshi, J.S.D. & M.P. More
Hara spinulus is known from the Baw Di Chaung River drainage in southwestern Myanmar. It can be distinguished from other members of the genus except H. More