Pangio Alcoides
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Inhabits shallow, black or brown water swamps in open areas.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 51 - 55. Peculiar color pattern, usually consisting of a white ventral half and a black dorsal half, seldom with 8-11 saddles. Additional useful characters are the small eye (ca. 1.0% SL, 7% HL), the lower lip interrupted medially, each half triangular with only a shallow median lobe (versus well developed in other species), not ending into a barbel-like pointed tip.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pangio Alcoides is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pangio Alcoides is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Pangio Alcoides is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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