Schistura Breviceps
📖 Overview
Inhabits small stream running among piles of pebbles, with clear water depth up to 50 cm and moderate to swift current .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. A member of the group of species with complete or nearly complete lateral line, 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays, 9+8 branched caudal rays and no sexual dimorphism. It can be distinguished by its lateral line reaching only to anal fin, inflated cheeks in specimens larger than 4.5 cm SL and axillary pelvic lobe rudimentary or absent. Caudal fin emarginate.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Schistura Breviceps is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Schistura Breviceps is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Schistura Breviceps is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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