Schistura Namboensis
📖 Overview
Most abundant in riffles and rapids, but also found in slow moving sandy river sections . This species is very resistant to organic pollution and occurs in streams that flow through villages and towns, being often one of the last fish species surviving .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Differs from its congeners in Indochina by the combination of the following characters: caudal fin with 8+8 branched rays; pelvic fin with 7 rays; lateral line incomplete and not reaching beyond anal-fin origin; color patterns with 7-10 dark bars on body wider than interspaces and regularly shaped and set, forming saddles in larger specimens; bars usually meeting their homologues on back; black bar at caudal base complete, not reaching dorsal or ventral midlines; caudal fin slightly emarginate . : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Schistura Namboensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical central Viet Nam between Quy Nhon and Phan Rang as well as the upper River Srepok.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | mřenka nambanská |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Schistura Namboensis.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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