Schistura Kohchangensis
📖 Overview
Inhabit small, shallow, high gradient streams with gravel and boulder substrates in forests. Diet probably consists of insect larvae and some algae, as seen in other nemacheilines . A female 5.24 cm SL contains ovulae about 0.7 mm diameter .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Consists of 10-12 dark bars usually vertically split; 8+8 branched caudal rays; 8 1/2 branched dorsal rays; males with a suborbital flap and absence of median notch in lower jaw . Lateral line complete or incomplete, at least reaching to tips of pelvic fins; caudal fin with 5-7 very irregular rows of spots on rays; scales lacking between pectoral fins, but present on back .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Schistura Kohchangensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Schistura Kohchangensis is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Schistura Kohchangensis is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical found all along the mountain range, including the Mekong basin (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
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🛡️ Conservation Assessment
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