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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…

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References

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