Jianchuan stone loach
📖 Overview
Collected from a spring with clear water, 14.4°C water temperature, pH 7.854, altitude 2172 m. One specimen with gammarid shrimps and copepods in the stomach .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Skin smooth, scaleless; lateral line complete; head long (26.7–29.8% of SL); eyes large (25.9–31.0% of dorsal head length); snout shorter than postorbital length (26.9–30.1% of HL); middle of lower lip interrupted and forming a pair of furrows; lower jaw spoon-like; posterior chamber of air bladder completely degenerated; intestines short, bending in zigzag-shape behind stomach; pelvic-fin tip not reaching anus; caudal fin emarginate; branched rays of dorsal fin 7; branched rays of caudal fin 16 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Jianchuan stone loach is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 7.9 - ?. Temperate
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Jianchuan stone loach.
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