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Name
Scientific name
Hemibarbus labeo
Described by
Authority Pallas, Year 1776, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Barbel Steed
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
The barbel steed, Hemibarbus labeo, is a cyprinid widespread in eastern Asia between the Yangtze and Amur river basins. A predominantly riv…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
450mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
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
China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Amur, Biwa, Ibo, Kasumigaura, Khalkhiin, Kherlen, Kitaura, Min, Mingjiang, Onon, Shiba-Gawa, Tone-Gawa, Yangtze
Writing
Etymology
Hemibarbus: from the Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half', and the generic name Barbus, to which members appear similar. labeo: from the Latin labeo, mea…
Distribution
Widepread in eastern Asia between the Yangtze and Amur river basins, including China, Taiwan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, and Japan. May have been introduced to t…
Habitat
Predominantly a riverine fish preferring clear, well-oxygenated, running waters with substrates of sand, gravel, rock or mud, where adults tend to form schools…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Wild individuals are known to feed on benthic crustaceans, insects, molluscs, and other macroinvertebrates.
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually mature, nuptial males develop fine tubercules on the head and fins.
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This species can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the following combination of characters: absence of dark spots on body in adults; body elo…
References
References
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