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Name
Scientific name
Opsarius caudiocellatus
Described by
Authority Chu, Year 1984, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Opsarius caudiocellatus is a cyprinid known only from the Salween in southern China, Myanmar and western Thailand, and the upper Mekong in …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
86mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 150 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 18–24°C, pH 6.5–8
Hardness
2–12dGH
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
China, Myanmar, Thailand, Lancang, Mekong, Pai, Salween
Writing
Etymology
Opsarius: apparently from an Ancient Greek word meaning 'small fish'. caudiocellatus: from the Latin cauda, meaning 'tail', and ocellus, meaning 'little eye', …
Distribution
Known only from the Salween River system in southern China, Myanmar, and western Thailand, plus the upper Mekong basin in Yunnan province, China. In the latter…
Habitat
The information available suggests it to inhabit well-oxygenated, low-to-medium gradient, moderate to fast-flowing rivers and streams with substrates of gravel…
Aquarium size
Likely to require a large aquarium with dimensions in the region of 150 ∗ 45 cm.
Maintenance
The aquarium should ideally be designed to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substrate of variably-sized rocks, sand, fine gravel, and some larger wate…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Opsarius spp. are predominantly surface-feeders preying on aquatic and terrestrial insects in nature, with some small fishes and benthic invertebrates probably…
Behaviour and compatibility
Unsuitable for the general community due to its environmental requirements, and likely to outcompete or intimidate slow-moving and less bold species at meal ti…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult females are likely to be less-brightly-coloured, grow a little larger and be thicker-bodied than males, especially when gravid. Nuptial males may develop…
Reproduction
Unreported.
Notes
This species may have appeared in the aquarium trade though probably not under the correct name. It can be told apart from similar-looking congeners by the fol…
References
References
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