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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Acanthocobitis: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Blyth.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059)
Asia: Myanmar, India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 94495)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished from its congener occurring in Indochinese area by 14-15 1/2 branched dorsal rays and a complete lateral line; suborbital flap present in males. Distinguished from A. zonalternans by a greater standard length (up to 8 cm, versus 4.5), a shorter predorsal length (43.2-46.0% SL, versus 43.5-53.4) and a smaller eye (4.1-5.7% SL, versus 5.9-8.7; 19-26% HL, versus 26-35).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Banarescu, P.M. and T.T. Nalbant, 1995. A generical classification of Nemacheilinae with description of two new genera (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitidae). Trav. Mus. Hist. Nat. 35:429-496. (Ref. 33690)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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