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Name
Scientific name
Canthophrys gongota
Described by
Authority Hamilton, Year 1822, Bracketed
Family
Cobitidae
Common names
Moose-faced Loach
Photograph credits
All 7 credited
Summary
The moose-faced loach, Canthophrys gongota, is a cobitid loach from the Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems in Nepal, northern India and B…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
110mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 18–22°C, pH 6–7
Hardness
1–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Barak, Brahmaputra, Dhaleshwari, Dhansiri, Dholessori, Dihing, Ganges, Jamuna, Kali, Koshi, Kushiyara, Mansai, Pagladia, Schutunga, Surma, Teesta
Writing
Etymology
Canthophrys: from the Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós), meaning 'corner of the eye' and οφρύς (ofrýs) meaning 'eyebrow', in reference to this' species peculiar o…
Distribution
Extensively distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems in Nepal, northern India (states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur, …
Habitat
Mostly known from slow-moving, relatively shallow tributaries and minor rivers with substrates of mud, sand or gravel. Aquatic plants are only occasionally pre…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with dimensions of 90 ∗ 30 cm or more is required.
Maintenance
Must be provided with a soft, sandy substrate since some of its time is spent completely buried, or with only eyes protruding. When coarser gravel is used it m…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Chiefly a micropredator, sifting mouthfuls of substrate through the gills from which insect larvae, small crustaceans and suchlike are extracted. In the aquari…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not recommended for the general community aquarium, but can be maintained alongside fishes that inhabit the upper part of the water column such as small cyprin…
Sexual dimorphism
Unlike the majority of cobitids male individuals lack a lamina circularis (structure formed by two or more fused rays) on the pectoral fins meaning young speci…
Reproduction
Unrecorded in captivity.
Notes
This species is often referred to as Somileptes gongota in aquarium literature, although that generic name has been considered a synonym of Canthophrys since 1…
References
References
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