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Name
Scientific name
Paracanthocobitis mooreh
Described by
Authority Sykes, Year 1839
Family
Nemacheilidae
Summary
Paracanthocobitis mooreh is a nemacheilid loach known only from the Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri (Cauvery) systems in western and southern …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
75mm, standard length
Tank size
Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Temperature and pH
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries
India
Supporting text
Etymology
Paracanthocobitis: from the Greek παρά (para), meaning ‘close beside,’ and the genus Acanthocobitis from the Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), meaning 'thorned', in re…
Distribution
Known only from the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri (Cauvery) river systems in western and southern India Type locality is given simply as 'Dukhun [Deccan], Indi…
Habitat
Displays a preference for stretches of streams and small rivers where leaf litter and other debris collects over substrates of open sand, mixed cobbles, rocks,…
Aquarium size
Base dimensions in excess of 75 ∗ 30 cm30 ∗ 12 in are sufficient.
Maintenance
Should thrive in most well-maintained aquaria if plenty of cover is provided, and should not harm softer-leaved plants. A biotope-style arrangment set-up desig…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably a micropredator feeding on insect larvae and suchlike in nature. Singer and Page (2015)[10] report that stomach contents examined during their study w…
Behaviour and compatibility
Generally non-aggressive and can be maintained alongside many of the more popular species in the hobby, although fishes from one of its native rivers perhaps r…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult males should be noticeably slimmer than females.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
P. mooreh can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: lateral line incomplete, ending near pelvic-fin origin; axillary pelv…
References
References
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