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Name
Scientific name
Kottelatlimia hipporhynchos
Described by
Authority Kottelat & Tan, Year 2008
Family
Cobitidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 9 credited
Summary
Kottelatlimia hipporhynchos is a small cobitid loach known only from Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo. It lives in slow-moving fores…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
52mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 23–26°C, pH 4–6.5
Hardness
0–10dGH
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
Indonesia, Borneo, Kahayan, Kapuas (Kalimantan Tengah), Sampit
Writing
Etymology
Kottelatlimia: named for icthyologists Maurice Kottelat and Kelvin K. P. Lim, the authors who originally described K. katik, type species of the genus. hipporh…
Distribution
Known only from Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan) province, Indonesian Borneo where it's been collected from the Kahayan, Sampit, and Kapuas river drainag…
Habitat
Most commonly found in slow-moving forest streams with clear, tannin-stained water and substrates of white sand but has also been observed in blackwater peat s…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or more is recommended.
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 captivity i…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not especially robust and shouldn't be kept with much larger or more competitive fishes. Diminutive schooling cyprinids are ideal as are anabantoids such as Sp…
Sexual dimorphism
In mature males the first branched pectoral-fin ray is enlarged with a series of broad, contiguous posterior projections forming a blade-like structure. Adult …
Reproduction
Unrecorded in aquaria.
Notes
This species is available in the aquarium trade on a sporadic basis. It differs from congeners in the presence of papillae covering the mouthparts (lips, barbe…
References
References
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