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Name
Scientific name
Kottelatlimia pristes
Described by
Authority Roberts, Year 1989, Bracketed
Family
Cobitidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 8 credited
Summary
Kottelatlimia pristes is a small cobitid loach from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, the most widely-distributed member of its genu…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
40mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 21–26°C, pH 3.5–6.5
Hardness
0–5dGH
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, Malaysia, Borneo, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Batang Hari, Kahayan, Kapuas, Rungan, 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. pristes…
Distribution
This is the most widely-distributed member of the genus and has been reported from Selangor State, Peninsular Malaysia, Riau province, Sumatra (Indonesia), Sar…
Habitat
Most commonly found in small, slow-moving forest streams with tannin-stained water, including both freshwater and blackwater peat swamps. Such habitats are typ…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 45 ∗ 30 cm or more is recommended.
Maintenance
Not difficult to keep but must be provided with a soft, sandy substrate since some of its time is spent completely buried, or with only eyes protruding. When c…
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. It's not diffi…
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 8-11 serrae (spine-like projections) running along the inner edge. Adult females are typic…
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
This species is occasionally encountered in the aquarium trade, sometimes as bycaych among shipments of other species and under fanciful names such as 'Sumatra…
References
References
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