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Name
Scientific name
Henicorhynchus caudimaculatus
Described by
Authority Fowler, Year 1934, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Henicorhynchus caudimaculatus is a riverine cyprinid from the middle to lower Mekong basin and the Chao Phraya, in China, Laos, Thailand an…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
150mm, 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
Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, Chao Phraya, Mekong, Pa Sak, Xe Bang Fai
Writing
Etymology
caudimaculatus: from the Latin cauda, meaning 'tail', and maculatus, meaning 'spotted'.
Distribution
Recorded from the middle to lower Mekong River basin in southern China (Yunnan province), Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia, plus the Chao Phraya watershed in centr…
Habitat
A riverine species most often collected in mid-to-large sized channels, although in the Mekong basin it is also known to enter smaller tributaries and inundate…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Not written yet
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
H. caudimaculatus can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: presence of a pair of small maxillary barbels, rostral barbel…
References
References
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