Platysmacheilus Longibarbatus
📖 Overview
Often found in benthic communities; with clear current in sandy and rocky substratum. Inhabits rivulet tributaries vulnerable to such fishing methods as using electricity and poison .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body grayish-yellow and back deep-colored; abdomen grayish-white; with five big black spots along the back; gray stripe along the lateral of the body; with small black spots on dorsal and caudal fins. Body slender, anterior section cylindrical and posterior part compressed; caudal peduncle slender; snout pointed and long; barbels 1 pair. Dorsal fin situated in anterior section of body; pectoral fin pointed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Platysmacheilus Longibarbatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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