Crossocheilus Diplochilus
📖 Overview
Apparently prefers lakes and main river banks, and does not ascend cold-water tributaries. Primarily a lotic species feeding from epilithic growth.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Crossocheilus Diplochilus is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Crossocheilus Diplochilus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Reported to spawn from June to mid-July in vegetation in slow running streams, canals feeding paddy fields, and in shallow pools of water.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical distributed in the hill streams of the Indus drainage in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India; extending also into Iranian Seistan and into the coastal drainage of Bahut Kalat in Pakistan (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Crossocheilus Diplochilus.
🔍 Similar Species
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