Sewellia Speciosa
📖 Overview
Inhabits rivers with rocky bottom, with gravel and stone and sometimes large boulders. River current is moderate to swift, but the gradient is moderate.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Differs from other species of Sewellia by the following combination of characters: body spotted, without dark stripes; without concentric band on paired fins; pelvic fin reaching to anal-fin origin; pelvic-fin origin below dorsal-fin origin; small soft elevated patches of fine tubercles on first pectoral-fin rays in males; tubercles on simple pectoral-fin ray not enlarge; absence of cavity around mouth; absence of skin-fold between oropectoral membrane and ventral surface of head; and 50-60 lateral line scales .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sewellia Speciosa is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Sewellia Speciosa.
🔍 Similar Species
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