Leptobotia Citrauratea
📖 Overview
Collected in deep and slow-running water with mixed substrate and syntopic fish species included Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker, 1871, Parabotia banarescui (Nalbant, 1965) and Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker, 1871 .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species shares with L. micra and L. brachycephala the unique presence of a row of orange spots or an orange stripe along the dorsal mid-line of the body, extending from the nape to the caudal-fin base; differs from the two by its caudal fin deeply forked (vs. emarginate), the length of median rays 1.7-2.3 times in length of upper lobe (vs. 1.3-1.4 in micra, 1.2-1.5 in brachycephala), the pelvic fin inserted slightly posterior or inferior (vs. slightly anterior in brachycephala) to the dorsal-fin origin, a longer head, 22.5-26.8% SL (vs. 18.4-22.8% SL brachycephala) and a shorter predorsal distance 51.4-56.3% SL (vs. 58.1-59% SL in micra) ..Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Leptobotia Citrauratea is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Leptobotia Citrauratea.
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