Nemacheilus Platiceps
📖 Overview
Inhabit clear shallow waters in slow flowing pools with decaying terrestrial vegetation in upland rivers and streams . Found over gravel in moderate to rapid current .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal soft rays: 8. Has about 15 irregular vertical bars, darker along the edges and paler in the center , lips without furrows, forked caudal fin with subequal lobes and incomplete lateral line reaching to anus .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Nemacheilus Platiceps is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Nemacheilus Platiceps is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Nemacheilus Platiceps is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical known only from the Mekong basin.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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