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Name
Scientific name
Brevibora cheeya
Described by
Authority Liao & Tan, Year 2011
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 6 credited
Summary
Brevibora cheeya is a small cyprinid from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and the island of Bangka. The type locality is a slow-flowing, acidi…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
55mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–25°C, pH 4–7
Hardness
1–8dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangka, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Indragiri, Kayu
Writing
Etymology
Brevibora: from the Latin brevis, meaning 'shorts, and ‘bora’ from Rasbora, a genus from which Brevibora was split, in allusion to the few predorsal vertebrae …
Distribution
Recorded from the states of Selangor, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor in Peninsular Malaysia, Jambi and Riau provinces in Sumatra (Indonesia) and the island of Ba…
Habitat
The type locality is described as flowing slowly through 'coastal heath forest' among stands of a Melaleuca species (myrtle). The substrate was a mixture of sa…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of at least 80 ∗ 30 cm is suggested.
Maintenance
Choice of décor is not as critical as water quality although this species does look particularly effective in a well-planted tank with a dark substrate. To see…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Likely to be a micropredator feeding on small insects, worms, crustaceans and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it will accept dried foods of a suit…
Behaviour and compatibility
This species makes an ideal addition to a peaceful community set-up which could include similarly-sized rasboras, barbs, loaches, and certain anabantoids, but …
Sexual dimorphism
Mature females are noticeably rounder-bellied and probably a little larger than males.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
This species is very rare in the trade and is normally imported only as bycatch among shipments of other fishes. It can be told apart from its well-known conge…
References
References
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