Lentipes Ikeae
📖 Overview
Found in small and rapid mountain stream with a rocky bottom and boulder-strewn at an altitude ranging between 310 and 488 above sea level. Presumed to be amphidromous as the other members of the subfamily .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Lentipes ikeae can be disgnosed by the following characters: 16-17 pectoral rays; second dorsal and anal fins with I,9; 23-35 lateral scales; urogenital papilla retractable into a sheath-like groove and without lobes or other expanded tissue; base of the first dorsal fin not reaching (or slightly reaching) the base of the second dorsal fin origin in both sexes; and male with specific body color, with a blue belly, a second dorsal fin with one or two black spots, and a more or less visible bright red band on caudal peduncle .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Lentipes Ikeae is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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