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Name
Scientific name
Lepidocephalichthys micropogon
Described by
Authority Blyth, Year 1860, Bracketed
Family
Cobitidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Lepidocephalichthys micropogon is a cobitid loach from Myanmar, western Thailand, Bangladesh and Assam, India. Known from the Salween, Sitt…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
55mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–25°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
Not recorded
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
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Ayeyarwady, Brahmaputra, Chindwin, Salween, Sittaung
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Known from the Salween basin in Myanmar and western Thailand, the Sittaung and Irrawaddy drainages in Myanmar and the Brahmaputra system in Bangladesh and Assa…
Habitat
Unconfirmed but similar congeners tend to inhabit shallow, slow-moving sections of streams or calm habitats such as swamps, oxbows, backwaters and paddy fields…
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or more are required.
Maintenance
Should not prove difficult to keep but must be provided with a soft, sandy substrate since some of its time will probably be spent completely buried, or with o…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably a micropredator sifting mouthfuls of substrate through the gills from which insect larvae, small crustaceans and suchlike are extracted. In the aquari…
Behaviour and compatibility
Lepidocephalichthys spp. are peaceful both with one another and other fishes and there exist no reports of them harming tankmates though they may prey on eggs …
Sexual dimorphism
In mature males the pectoral fins are enlarged with fused, thickened innermost (7th and 8th) rays forming a structure known as the lamina circularis. This gene…
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
This species is not traded often but may occasionally be exported as bycatch among shipments of other species. It can be distinguished from congeners by the fo…
References
References
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