Schistura Leukensis
📖 Overview
Occurs in slow current at the time of collection, but very fast flowing water over smooth basaltic rocks in the rainy season .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Snout profile straight; anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; usually no median notch in upper lip, lower lip with a median incision; lateral line complete; anus about 1-2 eye-diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 8+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; body depth 14.9-16.8 %SL; caudal peduncle length 14.5-16.4 %SL, depth 12.7-13.1 %SL, 1.15-1.30 times in length; top of head dotted; body with 10-13 bars, as wide as or slightly wider than interspaces, somewhat wider anteriorly than posteriorly, quite regularly set although some may be incomplete or fused; black bar at caudal-fin base complete, usually with anterior and posterior projections along dorsal and ventral midlines; dorsal fin with two conspicuous black blotches along base, encircling a paler round area; caudal fin bright red in life .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Schistura Leukensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | mřenka leucká |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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