Leptobotia Rotundilobus
📖 Overview
This species inhabits rapid-flowing clean water with substrate composed of pebbles, gravels and boulders .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: plain brown body or no other colour formation; 2 rounded caudal-fin lobes; vertebrae 4 + 39 or more; shorter pectoral fins (length less than 11.5% of LS); emarginate caudal fin (the longest ray 1.4-1.5) with two rounded lobes, and a black dorsal fin with a broad white distal edge; backwards-positioned anus (the vent to anal distance 44.7%-53.0% of the pelvic to anal distance); wide black stripes on the caudal fin; and dorsal fin inserted posterior to the pelvic fin insertion and a caudal fin greyish brown with a hyaline distal margin .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Leptobotia Rotundilobus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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