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Name
Scientific name
Henicorhynchus ornatipinnis
Described by
Authority Roberts, Year 1997, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Gymnostomus ornatapinnis is a small cyprinid known only from the Mekong River system in Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. It appears to favour s…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
100mm, 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, Laos, Thailand, Mekong, Mun, Tonlé Sap
Writing
Etymology
Gymnostomus: from the Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós), meaning 'naked', and στόμα (stóma), meaning 'mouth', presumably in reference to the lack of barbels in thi…
Distribution
Known only from the Mekong River system in Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. It does not appear to have been recorded from Vietnam. Type locality is 'Roadside ditc…
Habitat
This species has not been collected from major river channels to date, and appears to display a preference for still or slow-moving, often temporarily-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
G. ornatapinnis can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: head small; snout relatively short and blunt; caudal peduncle v…
References
References
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