Schistura Hiranyakeshi
📖 Overview
Schistura Hiranyakeshi (Schistura hiranyakeshi), first described by Praveenraj, Thackeray & Balasubramanian, 2020 is a tiny fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 3.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners in the peninsular, northeastern, and central India, and Sri Lanka by the following characters: an incomplete lateral line with 6-7 pores, ending at a point vertical at half the length of the adpressed pectoral fin; dorsal fin and caudal fin without spots or blotches; body with 9-10 bars that are wider or almost equal in width to the interspaces; dorsal fin, anal fin and sub-dorsal bars have a unique crimson color in adult males; live and preserved specimens have the lower lip with a black mark on each side of the median interruption; no suborbital flap or axillary pelvic lobe .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Schistura Hiranyakeshi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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